hadith
9694
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Remorsefulness of the heart covers up the sin and purges the wrongdoing.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : نَدَمُ الْقَلْبِ يُكَفِّرُ الذَّنْبَ وَ يُمَحِّصُ الجَرِيرَةَ
Similar narrations
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #3487 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Remorse of the heart offsets the sin.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #9692 Imam Ali (AS) said, Being remorseful for a misdeed is [a form of] repentance.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #9690 Imam Ali (AS) said, Remorse is [a form of] repentance.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #9691 Imam Ali (AS) said, Being remorseful for a misdeed causes it to be wiped off.