Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Repentance and Returning [to Allah]

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Repentance 18 Soul (Nafs) 2 Forgiveness 2 Death 1 Mercy 1 Sincerity 1 Expiation (Kaffara) 1 Major Sins 1 Worship 1

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hadith 1197
Imam Ali (AS) said, Repentance is heartfelt regret, seeking forgiveness with the tongue, abandoning [the sin] with the limbs and a determination never to repeat it again.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلتَّوبَةُ نَدَمٌ بِالقَلبِ وَ اسْتِغْفارٌ بِاللِّسانِ وَتَرْكٌ بِالجَوارِحِ وَ إضمارُ أن لايَعُودَ
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hadith 1198
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be careful not to make haste in sinning and to delay repentance, thereby making your punishment greater.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيَّاكَ أنْ تُسْلِفَ المَعْصيَةَ وَ تُسَوِّفَ بالتَّوبَةِ فَتَعْظُمَ لَكَ العُقُوبَةُ
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hadith 1199
Imam Ali (AS) said, Is there no one who is repentant for his sins before his death comes?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ألا تائِبٌ مِنْ خَطيئَتِهِ قَبْلَ حُضُورِ مَنيَّتِهِ
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hadith 1200
Imam Ali (AS) said, Repentance is an eraser [of bad deeds].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : التَّوْبَةُ مِمْحاةٌ
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hadith 1201
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who confesses his sins [and feels regret] is repentant.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمُقِرُّ بِالذُّنُوبِ تائِبٌ
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hadith 1202
Imam Ali (AS) said, Repentance causes [divine] mercy to descend.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلتَّوبَةُ تَسْتَنْزِلُ الرَّحْمَةَ
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hadith 1203
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sincere repentance cancels [ones] sins.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إخْلاصُ التَّوبَةِ يُسْقِطُ الحَوْبَةَ
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hadith 1204
Imam Ali (AS) said, Repentance purifies the hearts and washes away sins.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلتَّوْبَةُ تُطَهِّرُ القُلُوبَ وَ تَغْسِلُ الذُّنُوبَ
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hadith 1205
Imam Ali (AS) said, Through repentance, sins are purged.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالتَّوبَةِ تُمَحَّصُ السَّيِّئاتُ
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hadith 1206
Imam Ali (AS) said, Through repentance, sins are expiated.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالتَّوبَةِ تُكَفَّرُ الذُّنُوبُ
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hadith 1207
Imam Ali (AS) said, The fruit of repentance is correcting the excesses of the self.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ثَمَرَةُ التَّوْبَةِ اسْتِدْراكُ فَوارِطِ النَّفسِ
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hadith 1208
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sincere repentance erases misdeeds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حُسْنُ التَّوْبَةِ يَمْحُو الحَوْبَةَ
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hadith 1209
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who repents [with sincerity] has indeed returned [to Allah].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ تابَ فَقَدْ أنابَ
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hadith 1210
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is granted repentance will not be deprived of its acceptance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ اُعْطِيَ التَّوبَةَ لَمْ يُحْرَمِ القَبُولَ
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hadith 1211
Imam Ali (AS) said, How devastating repentance is for the great crimes [one commits]!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما أهْدَمَ التَّوبَةَ لِعَظيمِ الجُرْمِ
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hadith 1212
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no good in this world except for two [types of] people: the person who makes amends for the sins that he commits, through repentance, and the person who struggles against his lower-self in obedience to Allah, the Glorified.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاخَيرَ في الدُّنيا إلاّ لأحَدِ رَجُلَينِ: رَجُلٌ أذْنَبَ ذُنُوباً فَهُوَ يَتَدارَكُها بِالتَّوْبَةِ وَ رَجُلٌ يُجاهِدُ نَفْسَهُ على طاعةِ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ
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hadith 1213
Imam Ali (AS) said, The smallest [amount of] repentance and seeking forgiveness purges sins and repeated misdeeds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : يَسيرُ التَّوبَةِ وَ الاستِغْفارِ يُمَحِّصُ المَعاصِىَ و الإصْرارَ
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hadith 1214
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is by returning [to Allah] that forgiveness is gained.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَعَ الإنابَةِ تَكُونُ المَغْفِرَةُ
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