17ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): عاصٍ يُقِرُّ بذَنبِهِ خَيرٌ مِن مُطيعٍ يَفتَخِرُ بعَملِهِ. |
17- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A sinner who confesses to his sin is better than an obedient man who brags about his deed.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6334] |
18ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): واللّهِ، ما يَنْجو مِن الذَّنْبِ إلّا مَن أقَرَّ بهِ. |
18- Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘By Allah! None will be safe from his sin except the one who admits it.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 6, p. 36, no. 56] |
19ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا واللّهِ ما أرادَ اللّهُ تَعالى مِن النّاسِ إلّا خَصْلَتَينِ: أنْ يُقِرّوا لَهُ بالنِّعَمِ فيَزيدَهُم، وبالذُّنوبِ فَيَغفِرَها لَهُم. |
19- Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘By Allah! Allah wants but two traits to be present in people: to acknowledge His favors so that He may increase them, and to confess their sins so that He may forgive them.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 426, no. 2] |