سُوْرَةُ الذَّارِياتِ
Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (51) — Ayah 18
وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allâh) for forgiveness.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ
wabil-asḥāri
And in the hours before dawn
هُمْ
hum
they
يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ
yastaghfirūna
would ask forgiveness
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 18) {وَ بِالْاَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُوْنَ: ’’أَسْحَارٌ‘‘ ’’سَحَرٌ‘‘} (with the fathah on Seen and Haa) means the last part of the night. Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [ يَنْزِلُ رَبُّنَا تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالٰی كُلَّ لَيْلَةٍ إِلَی السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا حِيْنَ يَبْقٰی ثُلُثُ اللَّيْلِ الْآخِرُ يَقُوْلُ مَنْ يَدْعُوْنِيْ فَأَسْتَجِيْبَ لَهُ؟ مَنْ يَسْأَلُنِيْ فَأُعْطِيَهُ؟ مَنْ يَسْتَغْفِرُنِيْ فَأَغْفِرَ لَهُ؟ ] [ بخاري، التھجد، باب الدعاء والصلاۃ من آخر اللیل : ۱۱۴۵ ] "Our Lord, Blessed and Exalted, descends every night to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, and says: 'Who is there who supplicates to Me so that I may answer his supplication? Who is there who asks of Me so that I may give to him? Who is there who seeks forgiveness from Me so that I may forgive him?'"
