Q: When is the best time to do istighfar?
Ans: In the early morning hours (sahur).

Give yourself permission to be the brand new you by doing istighfar in the early morning!


Allah says in Surah Ali-Imran verse 3:17:
الصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْمُنفِقِينَ وَالْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ بِالْأَسْحَارِ ﴿١٧﴾

Which means:
"The patient, the true, the obedient, those who spend [in the way of Allah], and those who seek forgiveness before dawn. (17)"


And again in Surah Az-Zariyat verse 51:18:
وَبِالْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ﴿١٨﴾

Which means:
"And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness, (18)"

We all love Allah s.w.t., but our love for Him will not overcome His grand love for us. Seek forgiveness from Allah s.w.t. in istighfar insyaAllah Allah s.w.t. will forgive us and change our life for the better!
Allah says in Surah Nuh:
فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كَانَ غَفَّارًا ﴿١٠﴾
يُرْسِلِ السَّمَاءَ عَلَيْكُم مِّدْرَارًا ﴿١١﴾
 وَيُمْدِدْكُم بِأَمْوَالٍ وَبَنِينَ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ وَيَجْعَل لَّكُمْ أَنْهَارًا ﴿١٢﴾
 مَّا لَكُمْ لَا تَرْجُونَ لِلَّـهِ وَقَارًا ﴿١٣﴾

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
And said, 'Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed, He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. (10) He will send [rain from] the sky upon you in [continuing] showers (11) And give you increase in wealth and children and provide for you gardens and provide for you rivers. (12) What is [the matter] with you that you do not attribute to Allah [due] grandeur (13)