13ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الاستِغفارُ مَع الإصرارِ ذُنوبٌ مُجَدَّدَةٌ. |
13– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Seeking forgiveness alongside persistent sinning is renewing one’s sins.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 223] |
14ـ الإمامُ الرِّضا (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): المُستَغفِرُ مِن ذَنبٍ ويَفعَلُهُ كَالمُستَهزئَ بربِّهِ. |
14– Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘The one who seeks forgiveness for a sin and then repeats it is as one who mocks his Lord.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 504, no. 3] |
15ـ الإمامُ الرِّضا (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَنِ استَغفَرَ بلِسانِهِ ولم يَندَمْ بقَلبِهِ فَقدِ استَهزَأ بنفسِهِ . |
15– Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘He who seeks forgiveness with his tongue but does not feel remorse in his heart has fooled himself.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 356, no. 11] |