1431 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الاستِغفارِ مَعَ الإصرارِ

1431. CAUTION AGAINST SEEKING FORGIVENESS ALONGSIDE PERSISTENT SINNING

4820.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : الاستِغفارُ مَع الإصرارِ ذُنوبٌ مُجَدَّدَةٌ .¹

4820.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Seeking forgiveness alongside persistent sinning is a new sin.’²

4821.الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : المُستَغفِرُ مِن ذَنبٍ ويَفعَلُهُ كَالمُستَهزىَ بربِّهِ .³

4821.Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘The one who seeks forgiveness for a sin and then repeats it is as one who mocks his Lord.’⁴

4822.الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : مَنِ استَغفَرَ بلِسانِهِ ولم يَندَمْ بقَلبِهِ فَقدِ استَهزَأ بنفسِهِ .⁵

4822.Imam al-Rida (AS) said, ‘He who seeks forgiveness with his tongue but does not feel remorse in his heart has fooled himself.’⁶

(اُنظر) الذنب : باب 775 .

(See also: SINNING: section 775)

1430 - استِغفارُ المُقَرَّبينَ‏

1430. THE SEEKING OF FORGIVENESS BY THOSE BROUGHT NEAR TO ALLAH

4819.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّهُ لَيُغانُ‏¹ عَلى‏ قَلبِي ، وإنّي لَأستَغفِرُ اللَّهَ في كُلِّ يَومٍ سَبعينَ مَرّةً .²

4819.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Sometimes my heart becomes entangled, so I seek forgiveness from Allah for it seventy times a day.’³