المُجاهَرَةُ بِالذَّنبِ Sinning Openly

8ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مُجاهَرَةُ اللّه‏ِ سبحانَهُ بالمعاصِي تُعَجِّلُ النِّقَمَ.

8– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Openly and candidly disobeying Allah – glory be to Him – hastens His wrath.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9811]
 

9ـ الإمامُ الرِّضا (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): المُذِيعُ بالسيّئةِ مَخذُولٌ، والمُستَتِرُ بالسيّئةِ مَغفورٌ لَهُ.

9– Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'The one who commits an evil deed openly is disgraced [by Allah], and the one who hides his evil deed [feeling ashamed of it] is forgiven by Allah.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 356, no. 67]