التّائِبونَ The Penitent Ones

7ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): أمَّا عَلامةُ التّائبِ فأربَعةٌ: النَّصيحةُ للّه‏ِ في عَمَلِهِ، وتَرْكُ الباطِلِ، ولُزومُ الحَقِّ، والحِرْصُ على الخَيرِ.

7- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There are four signs to the penitent person: honesty in his work for the sake of Allah, avoiding misdeeds, adhering to what is right, and eagerness for what is good.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 20]
 

8ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ في وَصفِ التّائبينَ ـ :غَرَسُوا أشْجَارَ ذُنوبِهِم نُصْبَ عُيونِهِم وقُلوبِهِم وسَقَوها بمِياهِ النَّدَمِ، فأثْمَرَتْ لهُمُ السَّلامةَ، وأعْقَبَتْهُمُ الرِّضا والكَرامَةَ .

8- Imam Ali (AS) said, describing the penitent ones, ‘They planted the trees of their sins before their eyes and hearts, and watered them with the water of remorse; thus they produced safety for them and left them with contentment and dignity.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 72, no. 38]
 

9ـ الإمامُ زينُ العابدينَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) ـ في مُناجاته ـ: واجْعَلْنا مِن الّذينَ ... قَطَعوا أسْتارَ نارِ الشَّهَواتِ بنَضْحِ ماءِ التَّوبَةِ، وغَسَلوا أوْعِيَةَ الجَهلِ بِصَفْوِ ماءِ الحَياةِ .

9- Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said in his intimate supplication, ‘Place us among those … who extinguish the fire of desires by shedding the water of repentance, and wash the plates of ignorance with the purity of the water of life.’[Ibid. v. 94, p. 127, no. 19]