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4ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إنَّ اللّهَ عزَّ ذِكرُهُ يَعصِمُ مَن أطاعَهُ، ولا يَعتَصِمُ بِهِ مَن عَصاهُ. |
| 4– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Allah, Exalted be His remembrance, protects [from sin] whoever obeys Him, and whoever disobeys Him does not benefit from His protection.’ [al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 82, no. 39] |
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5ـ الإمامُ عليٌ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الاعِتبارُ يُثمِرُ العِصمَةَ . |
| 5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Drawing lessons [from past experiences] gives rise to sinlessness.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 879] |
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6ـ الإمامُ عليٌ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ التَّقوى عِصمَةٌ لَكَ في حَياتِكَ ، وزُلفى لَكَ بَعدَ مَماتِكَ. |
| 6– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily Godwariness is a protection [against sin] for you in your life, and a great profit for you after your death.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3466] |
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7ـ الإمامُ عليٌ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): بِالتَّقوى قُرِنَتِ العِصمَةُ. |
| 7– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Sinlessness is fastened with Godwariness.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4316] |
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8ـ الإمامُ عليٌ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الحِكمَةُ عِصمَةٌ ، العِصمَةُ نِعمَةٌ. |
| 8– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Wisdom is sinlessness, and sinlessness is a bounty.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 12] |
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9ـ الإمامُ عليٌ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ في مُناجاتِهِ ـ: إلهي ، لا سَبيلَ إلى الاحتِراسِ مِنَ الذَّنبِ إلّا بِعِصمَتِكَ ، ولا وُصولَ إلى عَمَلِ الخَيراتِ إلّا بِمَشِيئَتِكَ ، فكَيفَ لي بِإفادَةِ ما أسلَفتَني فيهِ مَشيئَتَكَ ؟! وكَيفَ لي بِالاحتِراسِ مِنَ الذَّنبِ ما إن لَم تُدرِكْني فيهِ عِصمَتُكَ؟! |
| 9– Imam Ali (AS) said in his intimate supplication, ‘My God, I have no way to guard myself from sin except through Your protection, and no way to attain good deeds except by Your will. So how can I ever benefit from that which You have preceded with Your will! And how can I ever guard myself from sins as long as Your protection does not cover me therein!’[al-Balad al-Amin, p. 315] |
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10ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إذا عَلِمَ اللّهُ تَعالى حُسنَ نِيَّةٍ مِن أحَدٍ اكتَنَفَهُ بِالعِصمَةِ . |
| 10– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘When Allah, most High, knows the good intention of a person, He encompasses him with His protection from all sides.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 188, no. 41] |
