​Sinning

Do not look at the pettiness of the sin, rather look at Who it is you have dared to defy.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إيّاكُم والذُّنوبَ التي لا تُغفَرُ : الغُلُولَ فَمَن غَلَّ شيئاً يَأْتِي بهِ يومَ القيامةِ ، وأكْلَ الرِّبا فإنّ آكِلَ الرِّبا لا يَقومُ إلّا كما يَقومُ الذي يَتَخَبَّطُهُ الشيطانُ مِنَ المَسِ‏  . كنزالعمّال : ح 43770 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Beware of the sins that cannot be forgiven: Betraying the spoils, and he who betrays the spoils will be brought with it on Judgment Day, and the consuming of usury, as the consumer of usury will be resurrected from his grave like being deranged by the Devil's touch.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 43770

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  لِكُلِّ ذَنبٍ تَوبَةٌ إلّا سُوءَ الخُلُقِ ، فإنّ صاحِبَهُ كُلَّما خَرَجَ من ذَنبٍ دَخَلَ في ذَنبٍ . بحار الأنوار : 77 / 48 / 3 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The repentance of every sin is acceptable, except for ill-nature, for indeed the ill-natured person is such that every time he manages to get out of one sin, he plunges into another.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 48, no. 3

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنّ المؤمنَ لَيَرى‏ ذَنبَهُ كَأَ نَّهُ تحتَ صَخرَةٍ يَخافُ أن تَقَعَ علَيهِ ، والكافِرَ يَرى‏ ذَنبَهُ كأنّهُ ذُبابٌ مَرَّ على‏ أنفِهِ . الأمالي للطوسي : 527 / 1162 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The believer sees his sin as a big boulder which he fears may fall on him, while the disbeliever sees his sin as a fly that has brushed past him.' Amali al-Tusi, p. 527, no. 1126

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  لا تَنظُرُوا إلى‏ صِغَرِ الذَّنبِ ولكنِ انظُرُوا إلى‏ مَنِ اجتَرَأتُم . بحارالأنوار : 77 / 168 / 6 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not look at the pettiness of the sin, rather look at Who it is you have dared to defy.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 168, no. 6

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إنّ إبليسَ رَضِيَ مِنكُم بالمُحَقَّراتِ . بحار الأنوار : 73 / 363 / 93 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily Iblis [Satan] is well-pleased with you when you commit petty sins.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 363, no. 93

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  الكبائرُ : الإشراكُ بِاللَّهِ ، وعُقُوقُ الوالدَينِ ، وقَتلُ النَّفْسِ ، واليَمينُ الغَمُوسُ. كنز العمّال : 7798 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The grave sins are: associating anything with Allah, insolence to one's parents, murdering an innocent soul, and taking an immoral or licentious oath.' Kanz al-Ummal, no. 7798

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  لا كبيرَ مَع الاستِغفارِ ، ولا صغيرَ مع الإصرارِ . بحار الأنوار : 73 / 355 / 62 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'No petty sin remains when persisted upon, and no grave sin remains when repented for' [i.e. the petty sin can be cancelled with persistence and furtherance in it, hence becoming a grave sin, and the grave sin can be annulled with repentance].' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 355, no. 62

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  الذَّنبُ شُؤمٌ على‏ غيرِ فاعِلِهِ ، إن عَيَّرَهُ ابتُلِيَ ، وإنِ اغتابَهُ أثِمَ ، وإن رَضِيَ بهِ شارَكَهُ . الفردوس : 2 / 249 / 3169 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The sin is also a [source of] misfortune for people other than the perpetrator, for if someone was to expose that sin, he too is afflicted, and if he was to talk about him behind his back, he is also committing a sin, and if he is content thereof and does not bother with others' actions, then it is as if he also partook in the sin.' al-Firdaws, v. 2, p. 249, no. 3169

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  ثلاثةٌ مِنَ الذُّنوبِ تُعَجَّلُ عُقوبَتُها ولا تُؤَخَّرُ إلى الآخِرَةِ : عُقوقُ الوالِدَينِ ، والبَغيُ على الناسِ ، وكُفرُ الإحسانِ . الأمالي للمفيد : 237 / 1 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There are three sins whose punishment is hastened in the life of this world and is not delayed until the Hereafter: insolence to one's parents, intimidation of others and ingratitude for a favour.' Amali al-Mufid, p. 237, no. 1

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  لِكُلِّ داءٍ دواءٌ ، ودواءُ الذُّنوبِ الاستِغفارُ . الجعفريّات : 228 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is a remedy for every ailment, and the remedy for sins is seeking forgiveness.' al-Jafariyat, p. 228

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  لِلمؤمنِ اثنانِ وسَبعونَ ستراً ، فإذا أذنَبَ ذنباً انهَتَكَ عَنهُ سِترٌ ، فإن تابَ رَدَّهُ اللَّهُ إلَيهِ وسَبعةً مَعهُ . النوادر للراوندي : 97 / 49 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The believer is given seventy-two veils of which one is torn off every time he sins. When he repents however, Allah returns the veil to its original state and grants him seven more in addition.' Nawadir al-Rawandi, no. 6

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  لا يَزالُ البَلاءُ في المؤمنِ والمؤمنةِ في جَسَدِهِ ومالِهِ وولدِهِ حَتّى يَلقَى اللَّهَ وما علَيهِ مِن خطيئةٍ . بحار الأنوار : 67 / 236 / 54 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A believing man or woman will continuously be in a state of physical, financial or domestic affliction so that when they die, they will meet Allah with a clean slate.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 67, p. 236, no. 54

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  حُمّى‏ ليلةٍ كَفّارةُ سَنَةٍ . بحار الأنوار : 81 / 186 / 39 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The fever of a single night is expiation for a whole year's sins.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 186, no. 39

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  السُّقمُ يَمحُو الذُّنوبَ . . بحار الأنوار : 67 / 244 / 83 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Illness wipes away sins.' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 67, p. 244, no. 83

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  ما أصابَ المؤمنَ مِن نَصَبٍ ولا وَصَبٍ ولا حَزَنٍ حتّى الهَمُّ يُهِمُّهُ إلّا كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ بهِ عَنهُ مِن سيّئاتِهِ . تحف العقول : 38 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Every fatigue, hardship or sorrow that a believer undergoes, as well as worries that distress him, are a means by which Allah deletes his evil deeds.' Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 38

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  إذا عَمِلتَ سيّئةً فَاعمَلْ حَسَنةً تَمْحوها . الأمالي للطوسي : 186 / 312 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When you commit an evil deed then follow it with the performance of a good deed to efface it.' Amali al-Tusi, p. 186, no. 312

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  أربَعٌ مَن كُنَّ فيهِ وكانَ مِن قَرنِهِ إلى‏ قَدَمِهِ ذُنوباً بَدَّلَها اللَّهُ حَسَناتٍ : الصِّدقُ ، والحَياءُ ، وحُسنُ الخُلُقِ ، والشُّكرُ . الكافي : 2 / 107 / 7 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Four qualities, when possessed by a person, cause Allah to transform his evil deeds into good deeds, even if he is sinful from head to toe. They are: honesty, modesty, good character and thankfulness.' al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 107, no. 7

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  العُمرَةُ إلى العُمرَةِ كَفّارَةُ ما بَينَهُما ، والحجّةُ المُتَقَبَّلَةُ ثوابُها الجَنَّةُ ، ومِنَ الذُّنوبِ ذنوبٌ لا تُغفَرُ إلّا بعَرَفاتَ . بحار الأنوار : 99 / 50 / 46 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The voluntary pilgrimage (umra) expiates all sins committed since the preceding voluntary pilgrimage, and the reward for an accepted obligatory pilgrimage (hajj) is Paradise. There are certain sins that can only be forgiven on the plains of Arafa [an area near Mecca in which part of the obligatory pilgrimage is performed].' Bihar al-Anwar, v. 99, p. 50, no. 46

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  المَوتُ كفّارةٌ لِذُنوبِ المؤمنينَ . الأمالي للمفيد : 283 / 8 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Death acts as a penance for the sins committed by believers.' Amali al-Mufid, p. 283, no. 8