Ghurar al-Ḥikam

Vices and Those Who Commit Them

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hadith 3701
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vices are a disease, and its remedy is seeking forgiveness, and its cure is not repeating [the vices].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : الذُّنوبُ الدّاءُ والدَّواءُ الاِسْتِغفارُ وَ الشِّفاءُ أنْ لا تَعُودَ
Tags RepentanceMajor Sins
hadith 3702
Imam Ali (AS) said, Taking a sin lightly is worse than committing the sin.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَهْوينُ الذَّنبِ أعْظَمُ مِنْ رُكُوبِ الذَّنْبِ
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hadith 3703
Imam Ali (AS) said, Giving up sin is difficult, but giving up Paradise is [going to be] more difficult.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَرْكُ الذَّنْبِ شَديدٌ وأشَدُّ مِنْهُ تَرْكُ الجَنَّةِ
Tags ParadiseMajor Sins
hadith 3704
Imam Ali (AS) said, Things come to us that seem to be much when we amass them but which we consider to be less when we divide them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَأتينا أشْياءُ نَسْتَكْثِرُها إذا جَمَعْناها وَنَسْتَقِلُّها إذا قَسَمْناها
hadith 3705
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be careful of the sins that lead you to deep trouble the vices that bring the wrath of Allah.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِحْذَرُوا الذُّنُوبَ المُورِطَةَ والعُيُوبَ المُسْخِطَةَ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3706
Imam Ali (AS) said, Refrain from desecration of the sacred, for indeed this is the practice of the wicked and the people of depravity and vice.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكَ وَ انْتِهاكَ المَحارِمِ فَإنَّها شيمَةُ الفُسّاقِ وَ أُولِي الفُجُورِ والغَوايَةِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3707
Imam Ali (AS) said, Refrain from persistence [in committing vices] for it is surely the gravest of great sins and the worst of offences.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكَ وَ الإصْرارَ فَإنَّهُ مِنْ أكْبَرِ الكَبائِرِ وَ أعَظَمِ الجَرائِمِ
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hadith 3708
Imam Ali (AS) said, Refrain from exposing [your] sins, for this is one of the worst of offences.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكَ وَ المُجاهَرَةَ بِالفُجُورِ فَإنَّها مِنْ أشَدِّ المَآثِمِ
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hadith 3709
Imam Ali (AS) said, Refrain from vices, for the one who sells the eternal Paradise for a vile sin from the sins of this world is indeed wretched.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكَ وَ المعصِيَةَ فَإنَّ اللَئيمَ (الشَّقيَّ) مَنْ باعَ جَنَّةَ المَأوى بِمَعْصِيَة دَنِيَّة مِنْ مَعاصِي الدُّنيا
Tags Major SinsParadise
hadith 3710
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not take the committing of vices lightly, for verily it will cover you with humiliation in this world and earn you the wrath of Allah in the Hereafter.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكَ أنْ تَسْتَسْهِلَ رُكُوبَ المَعاصي فَإنَّها تَكْسُوكَ فِي الدُّنيا ذِلَّةً وتَكْسِبُكَ فِي الآخِرَةِ سَخَطَ اللّهِ
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hadith 3711
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily wrongdoings are [like] wild horses that carry their riders on their backs while their bridles have been thrown off, so they take them [straight] into the fire of hell.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ألا وَ إنَّ الخَطايا خَيْلٌ شُمُسٌ حُمِلَ عَلَيْها أهْلُها وَ خُلِعَتْ لُجُمُها فَأوْرَدَتْهُمُ النَّارَ
Tags Major SinsHellfire
hadith 3712
Imam Ali (AS) said, The greatest misdeed is recommending the vicious.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أكْبَرُ الأَوْزارِ تَزْكِيَةُ الأشْرارِ
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hadith 3713
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst misdeed is refusing to accept an excuse [that is valid].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْظَمُ الوِزْرِ مَنْعُ قَبُولِ العُذْرِ
Tags Major SinsForgiveness
hadith 3714
Imam Ali (AS) said, The worst of sins in the sight of Allah is the sin upon which its doer persists.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعظَمُ الذُّنُوبِ عِنْدَ اللّهِ ذَنْبٌ أصَرَّ عَلَيْهِ عامِلُهُ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3715
Imam Ali (AS) said, The gravest of sins in the sight of Allah, the Glorified, is the sin which is taken lightly by the one who commits it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أشَدُّ الذُّنُوبِ عِنْدَ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ ذَنْبٌ اِسْتَهانَ بِهِ راكِبُهُ
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hadith 3716
Imam Ali (AS) said, The vice that brings the quickest retribution is oppressing the one who does not oppress you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أسْرَعُ المَعاصي عُقُوبَةً أنْ تَبْغِيَ على مَنْ لا يَبْغي علَيْكَ
Tags OppressionMajor Sins
hadith 3717
Imam Ali (AS) said, The vilest of sins is cutting off ties with near relatives and impiety [with ones parents].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أقْبَحُ المَعاصي قَطيعَةُ الرَّحِمِ وَ العُقُوقُ
Tags Relatives/KinshipParents
hadith 3718
Imam Ali (AS) said, The gravest of sins is the sin upon which the sinner persists.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعْظَمُ الذُّنُوبِ ذَنبٌ أصَرَّ عَلَيْهِ صاحِبُهُ
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hadith 3719
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the vice with the worst of consequences is error [and misguidance].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ أسْوَءَ المَعاصي مَغَبَّةً ألْغَيُّ
Tags Guidance and MisguidanceMajor Sins
hadith 3720
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily Allah, the Glorified, hates the one who is insolent and bold in committing sins.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ لَيُبْغِضُ الوَقِحَ المُتَجَرِّئَ علَى المَاصي
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3721
Imam Ali (AS) said, Indeed one who disobeys Allah is the enemy of Muhammad (s), even if he is the nearest of his relatives.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ عَدُوَّ مُحَمَّد صلَّى اللّه عليه و آله و سلَّم مَنْ عَصَى اللّهَ وإنْ قَرُبَتْ قَرابَتُهُ
Tags Prophet MuhammadMajor Sins
hadith 3722
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily the clemency shown by Allah, the Most High, despite [your] acts of disobedience has made you bold and has driven you to [do things that will] destroy yourself.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّ حِلْمَ اللّهِ تعالى علَى المَعاصي جَرَّأَكَ وَ بِهَلَكَةِ نَفْسِكَ أغْراكَ
Tags Major SinsMercy
hadith 3723
Imam Ali (AS) said, Persistence [in sinning] is the practice of the depraved.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ألإصرارُ شيمَةُ الفُجّارِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3724
Imam Ali (AS) said, Persistence [in sinning] leads one to hellfire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلإصرارُ يُوجِبُ النّارَ
Tags Major SinsHellfire
hadith 3725
Imam Ali (AS) said, The one who openly declares his sin is an advertiser [of his disobedience to Allah].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمُعْلِنُ بِالمَعْصِيَةِ مُجاهِرٌ
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hadith 3726
Imam Ali (AS) said, Disobedience [to Allah] is the negligence of the vicious (or the weak).
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمَعصِيَةُ تَفْريطُ الفَجَرَةِ (العَجَزَةِ)
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3727
Imam Ali (AS) said, Sin prevents the ones supplication from being answered.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمَعْصيَةُ تَمْنَعُ الإجابَةَ
Tags SupplicationMajor Sins
hadith 3728
Imam Ali (AS) said, Persistence [in sinning] is the worst of ideas.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلإصْرارُ شَرُّ الآراءِ
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hadith 3729
Imam Ali (AS) said, Persistence [in sinning] is the gravest of sins.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلإصْرارُ أعْظَمُ حَوْبَةً
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3730
Imam Ali (AS) said, Persistence [in sinning] is the trait of the doomed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلإصرارُ سَجِيَّةُ الهَلْكى
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3731
Imam Ali (AS) said, Retribution is the fruit of misdeeds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلعِقابُ ثِمارُ السَّيِّئاتِ
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hadith 3732
Imam Ali (AS) said, Persistence [in sinning] brings [divine] wrath.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلإصرارُ يَجْلِبُ النِّقْمَةَ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3733
Imam Ali (AS) said, Disobedience [to Allah] brings retribution.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمَعْصِيَةُ تَجْتَلِبُ العُقُوبَةَ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3734
Imam Ali (AS) said, Returning to sin [and repeating it] is persistence [in sinning].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : المُعاوَدَةُ إلَى الذَّنْبِ إصْرارٌ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3735
Imam Ali (AS) said, Persistence [in sinning] is the gravest sin and the quickest in [bringing] retribution.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلإصرارُ أعْظَمُ حَوْبَةً وَ أسْرَعُ عُقُوبَةً
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hadith 3736
Imam Ali (AS) said, Keeping away from vices is more important [and better] than earning good deeds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِجْتِنابُ السَّيِّئاتِ أوْلى مِنِ اكْتِسابِ الحَسَناتِ
Tags Major SinsGood Deeds
hadith 3737
Imam Ali (AS) said, If you must, by all means, be pure, then purify yourselves from vices of the hearts.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنْ كُنتُمْ لامُحالَةَ مُتَنَزِّهينَ فَتَنَزَّهُوا عَنْ مَعاصِي القُلُوبِ
Tags Major SinsSoul (Nafs)
hadith 3738
Imam Ali (AS) said, If you must, by all means, be clean, then clean yourselves from the filth of flaws and vices.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنْ كُنْتُمْ لا مُحالَةَ مُتَطَهِّرينَ فَتَطَهَّرُوا مِنْ دَنَسِ العُيُوبِ وَالذُّنوبِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3739
Imam Ali (AS) said, If you purify yourselves from vices, Allah will love you.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنْ تَنَزَّهُوا عَنِ المَعاصي يُحبِبْكُمُ اللّهُ
Tags Major SinsLove
hadith 3740
Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily if you keep away from vices you will attain elevated ranks.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إنَّكَ إنِ اجْتَنَبْتَ السَّيِّئاتِ نِلْتَ رَفيعَ الدَّرَجاتِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3741
Imam Ali (AS) said, The bane of obedience is insubordination.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : آفَةُ الطّاعَةِ العِصْيانُ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3742
Imam Ali (AS) said, When you commit a sin then be remorseful for it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إذا قارَفْتَ ذَنْباً فَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ نادِماً
Tags RepentanceRegret
hadith 3743
Imam Ali (AS) said, It is through disobedience [to Allah] that wretchedness comes about.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالمَعصِيَةِ تَكُونُ الشَّقاءُ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3744
Imam Ali (AS) said, Through disobedience [to Allah] the [gate of] hellfire is closed for the aberrant [and they are unable to escape it].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِالمَعْصِيَةِ تُؤْصَدُ النّارُ لِلْغاوينَ
Tags Major SinsHellfire
hadith 3745
Imam Ali (AS) said, How evil an action disobedience [to Allah] is!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِئسَ العَمَلُ المَعْصيَةُ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3746
Imam Ali (AS) said, Avoid disobeying Allah and you will be successful.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَوَقَّ مَعاصِيَ اللّهِ تُفْلِحْ
Tags Major SinsGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 3747
Imam Ali (AS) said, Guard yourself against sins and restrain yourselves from them, for indeed, wretched is the one who gives them free rein.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تَوَقُّوا المَعاصِيَ وَ احْبِسُوا أنْفُسَكُمْ عَنْها فَإنَّ الشَّقِيَّ مَنْ أطْلَقَ فيها عِنانَهُ
Tags Major SinsGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 3748
Imam Ali (AS) said, Exalted is Allah, the Mighty, [yet] how lenient is He! And you are lowly and weak yet how bold you are in your disobedience to Him!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : تعالَى اللّهُ مِنْ قَوِيّ ما أحْلَمَهُ وَتَواضَعْتَ مِنْ ضَعيف ما أجْرَأَكَ على مَعاصيهِ
Tags Major SinsMercy
hadith 3749
Imam Ali (AS) said, The sweetness of sin is spoilt by the pain of retribution.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حَلاوَةُ المَعصيَةِ يُفْسِدُها أَليمُ العُقُوبَةِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3750
Imam Ali (AS) said, The outcome of sins is loss [and destruction].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : حاصِلُ المَعاصي التَّلَفُ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3751
Imam Ali (AS) said, Many a great sin of yours is deemed by you as [being] small.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : رُبَّ كبير مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ تَسْتَصْغِرُهُ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3752
Imam Ali (AS) said, The one who embarks upon sin, his [final] abode is hellfire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : راكِبُ المَعْصِيَةِ مَثْواهُ النّارُ
Tags Major SinsHellfire
hadith 3753
Imam Ali (AS) said, Submission to sin is the trait of the doomed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : طاعَةُ المَعْصِيَةِ سَجِيَّةُ الهَلْكى
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hadith 3754
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am amazed at the person who knows the severity of Allahs retribution and [yet] he still continues being persistent [in sinning].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ عَلِمَ شِدَّةَ انْتِقامِ اللّهِ مِنْهُ وَ هُوَ مُقيمٌ علَى الإصرارِ
Tags Major SinsFear of God (Khashya)
hadith 3755
Imam Ali (AS) said, The companion of vices is the hostage of [his] misdeeds.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : قَرينُ المَعاصي رَهينُ السَّيِّئاتِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3756
Imam Ali (AS) said, For every evil act there is punishment.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِكُلِّ سَيِّئَة عِقابٌ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3757
Imam Ali (AS) said, For the one who is bold in [committing] sins there are retributions from the chastisement of Allah, the Glorified.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لِلْمُجْتَرِيِ علَى المَعاصي نِقَمٌ مِنْ عَذابِ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3758
Imam Ali (AS) said, If Allah, the Glorified, had not forbidden that which He has ordained as unlawful, it would have [still] been mandatory for the intelligent one to keep away from it.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لَوْ لَمْ يَنْهَ اللّهُ سُبْحانَهُ عنْ مَحارِمِهِ لَوَجَبَ أنْ يَجْتَنِبَها العاقِلُ
Tags Major SinsIntellect/Reason
hadith 3759
Imam Ali (AS) said, Rejoicing in vices is uglier than committing them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلتَّبَجُّجُ بِالمَعاصي أقْبَحُ مِنْ رُكُوبِها
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3760
Imam Ali (AS) said, Is there any place of protection or shelter, or any sanctuary or asylum, or any place to flee or return back to?
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَلْ مِنْ خَلاص أوْ مَناص أو مَلاذ أو مَعاذ أو فِرار أو مَحار
Tags Fear of God (Khashya)
hadith 3761
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not persist in that which is followed by sin.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا تُصِرَّ على ما يُعَقِّبُ الإثْمَ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3762
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not tear your veils [of innocence] in front of the One who knows your secrets.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا تَهْتِكُوا أسْتارَكُمْ عِنْدَ مَنْ يَعْلَمُ أسْرارَكُمْ
Tags Modesty
hadith 3763
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not undertake acts of disobedience to Allah, the Glorified, and act with obedience to Him, as this will be a provision for you [in the Hereafter].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتَعَرَّضْ لِمَعاصِي اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ وَ اعمَلْ بِطاعَتِهِ يَكُنْ لَكَ ذُخْراً
Tags Good DeedsGod-consciousness/Piety
hadith 3764
Imam Ali (AS) said, Never belittle the small sins, for they are indeed dangerous [and destructive]; and one who is surrounded by his belittled [sins] is destroyed by them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لا تُحَقِّرَنَّ صَغائِرَ الآثامِ فَإنَّهَا المُوبِقاتُ وَ مَنْ أحاطَتْ بِهِ مُحَقَّراتُهُ أهْلَكَتْهُ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3765
Imam Ali (AS) said, Those who remain behind [in this world after others have passed away before them] do not stop from committing sins.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لايَرْعَوِي الباقُونَ اجْتِراماً
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3766
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no vice greater than persistence [in sinning].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاوِزْرَ أعْظَمُ مِنَ الإصْرارِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3767
Imam Ali (AS) said, There is no vice greater than rejoicing in acts of depravity.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاوِزْرَ أعْظَمُ مِنَ التَّبَجُّجِ بِالفُجُورِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3768
Imam Ali (AS) said, One who is persistent in his sin shows audacity in front of the wrath of his Lord.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ أصَرَّ على ذَنْبِهِ اجْتَرى على سَخَطِ رَبِّهِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3769
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever takes pleasure in the disobedience of Allah is made to suffer utter humiliation by Allah.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ تَلَذَّذَ بِمَعاصِي اللّهِ أوْرَثَهُ اللّهُ ذُلاًّ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3770
Imam Ali (AS) said, One whose sins increase, his disparagement becomes necessary.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ كَثُرَتْ مَعْصِيَتُهُ وَجَبَتْ إهانَتُهُ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3771
Imam Ali (AS) said, Neither are blessings taken away from you nor are you deprived of any comforts of life but because of the sins that you commit, and Allah is not unjust to the Servants.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما زالَتْ عَنْكُمْ نِعْمَةٌ وَلا غَضارَةُ عَيْش إلاّ بِذُنُوب اجْتَرَحْتُمُوها وَمَا اللّهُ بِظَلاّم لِلْعَبيدِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3772
Imam Ali (AS) said, None of the acts of disobedience to Allah, the Glorified, come about except in [the garb of] desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما مِنْ شَيء مِنْ مَعْصيَةِ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ يَأتي إلاّ في شَهْوَة
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3773
Imam Ali (AS) said, Constant sinning cuts [ones] sustenance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مُداوَمَةُ المَعاصي تَقْطَعُ الرِّزْقَ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3774
Imam Ali (AS) said, Openly [and boldly] sinning in front of Allah [without any shame] hastens [divine] retributions.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مُجاهَرَةُ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ بِالمعاصي تُعَجِّلُ النِّقَمَ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3775
Imam Ali (AS) said, We seek refuge with Allah from the evils of the intellect (or from evil actions) and the ugliness of errors, and from Him do we seek assistance [against all this].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نَعُوذُ بِاللّهِ مِنْ سَيِّئاتِ العَقْلِ(العَمَلِ) وَ قُبْحِ الزَّلَلِ وَ بِهِ نَسْتَعينُ
Tags SupplicationIntellect/Reason
hadith 3776
Imam Ali (AS) said, Far be it! You have not feigned ignorance except because of what has passed before you of mistakes and sins.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : هَيْهاتَ ما تَناكَرْتُمْ إلاّ لِما قَبْلَكُمْ مِنَ الخَطايا وَ الذُّنُوبِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3777
Imam Ali (AS) said, Every disobedient one is a sinner.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : كُلُّ عاص مُتَأَثِّمٌ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3778
Imam Ali (AS) said, Whoever disobeys Allah, his status gets lowered.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ عَصَى اللّهَ ذَلَّ قَدْرُهُ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3779
Imam Ali (AS) said, Woe be to the sinner, how ignorant he is and how much of his share he has relinquished!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَيْحَ العاصي ما أجْهَلَهُ وَ عَنْ حَظِّهِ ما أعْدَلَهُ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3780
Imam Ali (AS) said, Woe to the one who is afflicted with disobedience, deprivation and abandonment.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ بُلِيَ بِعِصْيان وَ حِرْمان وَ خِذْلان
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3781
Imam Ali (AS) said, Rushing into vices causes [one to face] the chastisement of hellfire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلتَّهَجُّمُ علَى المَعاصي يُوجِبُ عِقابَ النَّارِ
Tags Major SinsHellfire
hadith 3782
Imam Ali (AS) said, When committing sins, recall how the pleasures will [soon] end and the consequences that follow will remain.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أُذْكُرُوا عِنْدَ المَعاصي ذَهابَ اللَّذاتِ وَ بَقاءَ التَّبَعاتِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3783
Imam Ali (AS) said, Be wary of the sins done in seclusion, for indeed the Witness (to it) is the Judge.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اِتَّقُوا مَعاصِيَ الخَلَواتِ فَإنَّ الشّاهِدَ هُوَ الحاكِمُ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3784
Imam Ali (AS) said, Caution, caution O listener! Strive, strive O intelligent one! None can inform you like the One who is all-aware.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ألحَذَرَ ألحَذَرَ أيُّها المُسْتَمِعُ وَالجِدَّ اجِدَّ أيُّها العاقِلُ وَ لايُنَبِّئُكَ مِثْلُ خَبير
Tags God-consciousness/Piety
hadith 3785
Imam Ali (AS) said, I am amazed at the one who avoids the food that could harm him, how does he not avoid the sin that would bring painful chastisement?!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ يَحْتَمِي الطَّعامَ لأذِيَّتهِ كَيْفَ لا يَحْتَمِي الذَّنْبَ لأَليمِ عُقُوبَتِهِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3786
Imam Ali (AS) said, Vice is the endeavour of the filthy.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمَعْصِيَةُ هِمَّةُ الأرْجاسِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3787
Imam Ali (AS) said, How bad a leash is the leash of vices!
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : بِئْسَ القِلادَةُ قِلادَةُ الآثامِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3788
Imam Ali (AS) said, In every evil act there is retribution.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : في كُلِّ سَيِّئَة عُقُوبَةٌ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3789
Imam Ali (AS) said, The one who sins knowingly does not deserve pardon.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمُذْنِبُ على بَصيرَة غَيْرُ مُسْتَحِقّ لِلْعَفْوِ
Tags Major SinsForgiveness
hadith 3790
Imam Ali (AS) said, Denial [of sin] is persistence [in it].
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلإنكارُ إصرارٌ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3791
Imam Ali (AS) said, The one who sins without knowing is free from sin.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلمُذْنِبُ عَنْ غَيرِ عِلْم بَريءٌ مِنَ الذَّنبِ
Tags Major Sins
hadith 3792
Imam Ali (AS) said, The weapon of the sinner is repentance.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : سِلاحُ المُذْنِبِ الاِسْتِغْفارُ
Tags Repentance
hadith 3793
Imam Ali (AS) said, A sinner who confesses his sin is better than the obedient one who is proud of his action.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : عاص يُقِرُّ بِذَنْبِهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُطيع يَفْتَخِرُ بِعَمَلِهِ
Tags RepentanceBoasting/Showing Off (Riya)
hadith 3794
Imam Ali (AS) said, Do not dishearten a sinner, for how many a person who is occupied with his sin ends up being forgiven, and how many a person has embarked on a virtuous action which he corrupts at the end of his life and winds up in the fire of hell.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : لاتُؤْيِسَنَّ مُذْنِباً فَكَمْ عاكِف على ذَنْبِهِ خُتِمَ لَهُ بِالمَغْفِرَةِ وَ كَمْ مُقْبِل على عَمَل هُوَ مُفْسِدٌ لَهُ خُتِمَ لَهُ في آخِرِ عُمْرِهِ بِالنّارِ
Tags Despair/HopelessnessForgiveness