304 - حُسنُ الاعتِرافِ‏

304. Appropriate Confession [of One's Sins]

(وَآخَرُونَ اعْتَرَفُوا بِذُنُوبِهِمْ خَلَطُوا عَمَلاً صَالِحاً وَآخَرَ سَيِّئاً عَسَى‏ اللَّهُ أنْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ) .¹

"[There are] others who have confessed to their sins, having mixed up righteous conduct with other that was evil. Maybe Allah will accept their repentance." ²

990.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : عاصٍ يُقِرُّ بذَنبِهِ خَيرٌ مِن مُطيعٍ يَفتَخِرُ بعَملِهِ .³

990.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'A sinner who confesses to his sin is better than an obedient man who brags about his deed.' ⁴

991.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : واللَّهِ ، ما يَنْجو مِن الذَّنْبِ إلّا مَن أقَرَّ بهِ .⁵

991.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'By Allah! None will be safe from his sin except the one who admits it.' ⁶

992.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : لا واللَّهِ ما أرادَ اللَّهُ تَعالى‏ مِن النّاسِ إلّا خَصْلَتَينِ : أنْ يُقِرّوا لَهُ بالنِّعَمِ فيَزيدَهُم ، وبالذُّنوبِ فَيَغفِرَها لَهُم .⁷

992.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.' ⁸