hadith
4093
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The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best time to supplicate to Allah, Mighty and Exalted, is the time before dawn, then he recited the verse which is the saying of Prophet Jacob (AS), “I shall plead with my Lord to forgive you”, then he said, ‘He postponed [supplicating for them] till the time before dawn.
رسولُ اللّهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): خيرُ وقتٍ دَعَوتُم اللّهَ عزّوجلّ فيهِ الأسحارُ ، وتلا هذهِ الآيةَ في قولِ يعقوبَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): «سَوْفَ أسْتَغْفِرُ لَكُمْ رَبِّي» و قال: أخَّرَهُم إلى السَّحَرِ.
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