التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الاستِغفارِ مَعَ الإصرارِ Caution against Seeking Forgiveness Alongside Persistent Sinning

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]