Sins
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When Allah wishes good for His servant, He hastens his punishment to the life of this world, and when he wishes bad for a servant, He suspends the punishment of his sins to face him on the Day of Resurrection
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 177, no. 18; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 869 link
Illness wipes away sins.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 67, p. 244, no. 83; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 869 link
The fever of a single night is expiation for a whole year's sins
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 186, no. 39; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 869 link
Imam Musa Kazim (a.s.) narrates from his father that Amirul Momineen (a.s.) said, "One who recites Qul huwallaahu ah'ad eleven times after Morning Prayer won't commit any sin on that day even if the Shaitaan wants him to."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 76 link
"Isa bin Maryam (a.s.) passed by a community. He asked them, 'Why are you people crying?' They replied, 'We are crying over our sins'. He remarked, 'If they give up these sins they would be forgiven'."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 180 link
"A person who recites Laa ilaaha illallaah with pure intention will enter Paradise and reciting Laa ilaaha illallaah with pure intention implies that he keeps away from that, which Allah has prohibited for him."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 30 link
"A person who recites Laa ilaaha illallaah with pure intention will enter Paradise. And reciting it with pure intention implies that he keeps away from what has been prohibited by Allah."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 30 link
One who intends to commit a sin (should control his selfish desires and) must not put it to practice. Certainly when (sometimes) a person commits a sin, Allah dislikes him and says: "By My Honour and Greatness I will not forgive you after this.
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 112; Al Kafi link
Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) states:
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 112; Al Kafi link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Suppose, My Lord! My Master! My Cherisher! I am able to endure your punishment, how can I endure separation from Thee. Suppose I am able to endure the heat of Thy fire, how can I endure not gazing upon Thy generosity.
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 113; Dua-e-Kumail link
We should be very apprehensive and anxious about our end. We have seen good and pious people who, in the final stages of their lives, turned to evil. Let us implore the Merciful Lord to protect our faith, and let us die as believers. "Therefore take a lesson, O you who have eyes!" ( Surah Hashr:2)
Greater Sins Vol 1, part 3, page 113 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
When Allah afflicts a servant with illness, sins shed away from him in proportion to the severity of his ailment
Da`aim al-Islam, v. 1, p. 218; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 869 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The illness that afflicts a child is expiation for his parents' sins
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 81, p. 186, no. 40; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 870 link
Verily distress takes away the sins of the Muslim.
al-Da`awat, p. 120, no. 285; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 870 link
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said
When anyone from among the followers (shi`aa) of Ali commit a sin or perpetrates an evil deed in the morning, it is expiated by any distress he may undergo by nightfall. So how can the Pen ever write down his evil deeds?!
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 68, p. 146, no. 94; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 870 link
Maintain the prayer at the two ends of the day, and during the early hours of the night. Indeed good deeds efface misdeeds. That is an admonition for the mindful."[Qur'an 11:114
Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 870 link
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; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 870 link
Verily good character melts away evil deeds as the sun melts away ice, and verily bad character corrupts one's actions like vinegar corrupts honey.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 395, no. 74; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 871 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Among the things that expiate grave sins are: bringing solace to a grief-stricken person, and providing relief to an anguished person
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 24; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 871 link
Verily Allah, Exalted be His Remembrance, has angels who strip off sins from the backs of our followers (shi`aa) like the wind strips the leaves off the trees in autumn, and this is in accordance with His words in the Qur'an, "they glorify the praise of their Lord and seek forgiveness on behalf of those who believe." By Allah this verse refers to none other than you [my followers].
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 59, p. 196, no. 61; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 871 link
A man once came to the Prophet (SAWA) and said, 'O Prophet of Allah, my sins have increased and my [performance of] good deeds has weakened', to which the Prophet (SAWA) replied, 'Prostrate yourself to Allah frequently for verily this strips off sins as the wind strips off the leaves from the trees.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 404, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 871 link
The voluntary pilgrimage (`Aumra) 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 `Aarafa [part of the obligatory pilgrimage].
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 99, p. 50, no. 46; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 872 link
Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida [a] said
Whoever is not capable of performing actions to expiate his sins should abundantly send blessings on Muhammad and his household for verily this completely eradicates sins.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 68, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 872 link
Death acts as a penance for the sins committed by believers
Amali al-Mufid, p. 283, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 872 link
Is there anybody to walk on water without getting wet? That's why a man of the world will not be safe from sins.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1063; Page No. 150 link
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