Mishkāt al-Anwār

Chapter 1 - On Repentance

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hadith 527
In Al-Mahasin it is narrated that regarding God's statement: “Your Lord knoweth best what is in your hearts: if you do deeds of righteousness, verily He is Most Forgiving to those who turn to Him again and again (in true penitence). “[The Holy Quran: Bani Israil 17:25], Imam Sadiq (a.s) said
“They are the ones who worship a lot and repent often.”
من كتاب المحاسن: عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) في قوله تبارك وتعالى: ﴿فإنه كان للأوابين غفورا﴾ قال: هم التوابون المتعبدون.
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hadith 528
Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) said: “Whenever one repents and God the Almighty accepts his repentance, God will employ his body parts to cover up his sins. God will employ the places where the sins were committed to hide the sins, and will make the guardian angels who record the sins forget them.”
قال أمير المؤمنين (عليه السلام): من تاب تاب الله عليه وأمر جوارحه أن تستر عليه، وبقاع الأرض أن تكتم عليه، وأنسيت الحفظة ما كانت تكتبه عليه.
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hadith 529
Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of his grandfather (a.s) on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s)
“Whenever you repent, God the Almighty will be pleased just as you get happy when you find something that you have lost.”
عن أبي عبد الله عن آبائه (عليهم السلام) قال
قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): إن الله جل وعلا يفرح بتوبة عبده إذا تاب، كما يفرح أحدكم بضالته إذا وجدها.
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hadith 530
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: God the Almighty has granted those who repent three things each one of which could save all that lives on the Heavens and on the Earth, if it were granted to them: (1) God the Almighty said: “For God loves those who turn to Him constantly and He loves those who keep themselves pure and clean. “[The Holy Quran: Baqara 2:222]; Therefore God will not punish whomever He loves. (2) God the Almighty said: “Those who sustain the Throne (of God) and those around it sing Glory and Praise to their Lord; believe in Him; and implore Forgiveness for those who believe; “Our Lord! Thy Reach is over all things, in Mercy and Knowledge. Forgive, then, those who turn in repentance, and follow Thy Path; and preserve them from the Penalty of the Blazing Fire! “And grant, our Lord, that they enter the Gardens of Eternity, which Thou hast promised to them, and to the righteous among their fathers, their wives, and their posterity! For Thou art (He), the Exalted in Might, full of Wisdom. And preserve them from (all) ills, and any whom (Thou) dost preserve from ills that day, on them will Thou have bestowed Mercy indeed: and that will be truly (for them) the Highest Achievement.” [The Holy Quran: Mu-min 40:7-9]. (3) God the Almighty said
“Those who invoke not, with God, any other god, nor slay such life as God has made sacred, except for just cause, nor commit fornication, and any that does this (not only) meets punishment (but) the Penalty on the Judgment Day will be doubled to him, and he will dwell therein in ignominy, unless he repents, believes and works righteous deeds, for God will change the evil of such persons into good, and God is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.” [The Holy Quran: Furqan 25:68-69]
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
إن الله عز وجل أعطى التائبين ثلاث خصال لو اعطى خصلة منها جميع أهل السماوات والأرض لنجوا بها، قوله عز وجل: ﴿إن الله يحب التوابين ويحب المتطهرين﴾ فمن أحبه الله لم يعذبه، وقوله: ﴿الذين يحملون العرش ومن حوله﴾ - إلى قوله - ﴿وذلك هو الفوز العظيم﴾ وقوله عز وجل: ﴿والذين لا يدعون مع الله إلها آخر﴾ - إلى قوله - ﴿وكان الله غفورا رحيما﴾.
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hadith 531
Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): “God shall accept the repentance of whoever repents one year before he dies.” Then he said
“One year is too long. God shall accept the repentance of whoever repents one month before he dies.” Then he added: “One month is too long. God shall accept the repentance of whoever repents one week before he dies. “Then he said: “One week is too long. God shall accept the repentance of whoever repents one day before he dies.” Then he said: “One day is too long. God will accept the repentance of whoever repents before he faces death.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): من تاب قبل موته بسنة قبل الله توبته، ثم قال: إن سنة لكثير، من تاب قبل موته بشهر قبل الله توبته، ثم قال: إن الشهر لكثير، من تاب قبل موته بجمعة قبل الله توبته، ثم قال: إن جمعة لكثير، من تاب قبل موته بيوم قبل الله توبته، ثم قال: إن يوما لكثير، من تاب قبل أن يعاين قبل الله توبته.
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hadith 532
Imam Baqir (a.s) pointed to his throat and said: “God the Almighty will accept the repentance of whoever repents before his life reaches this point.”
عن الباقر (عليه السلام) قال
من تاب إذا بلغت نفسه إلى هذه - وأشار بيده إلى حلقه - تاب الله عليه جل وعز.
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hadith 533
Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “There is nothing that stops one from repenting until his life reaches his throat.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
لا يحال بين العبد وبين التوبة حتى يتغرغر لحياته.
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hadith 534
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God will forgive sins that one commits.” He was asked how is that possible. He said: “If he is sorry about what he has done, and he repents and constantly asks for forgiveness until he is forgiven.”
عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال
إن العبد ليذنب الذنب فيغفر له، قال: قلت فكيف ذاك؟ قال: لا يزال نادما عليه مستغفرا منه حتى يغفر له.
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hadith 535
Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “I swear by God that God has only asked the people the following: 1- He wants them to confess to His blessings so that He may increase them. 2- He wants them to confess to their sins so that he may forgive them.”
عن الباقر (عليه السلام) قال
لا والله ما أراد الله من الناس إلا خصلتين: أن يقروا له بالنعيم فيزيدهم، وبالذنوب فيغفرها لهم.
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hadith 536
Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “No one can be saved from sin unless he confesses.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
ما ينجو من الذنب إلا من أقر به.
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hadith 537
Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Feeling sorry is sufficient for repentance.”
عنه (عليه السلام) قال
كفى بالندم توبة.
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hadith 538
In Rauzat al-Vaezeen it is quoted that God's Prophet (a.s) narrated that God the Almighty said
“I am God and there is no one else but Me to worship. I have created the rulers and have full control over their hearts. I shall make them merciful with whoever obeys Me, and make them angry at whoever disobeys Me. Beware not to waste your time swearing at the rulers. Turn to Me in repentance so I may make their hearts kind toward you.”
من كتاب روضة الواعظين: قال: قال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): قال الله عز وجل: أنا الله لا إله إلا أنا، خلقت الملوك وقلوبهم بيدي، فأيما قوم أطاعوني جعلت قلوب الملوك عليهم رحمة، وأيما قوم عصوني جعلت قلوب الملوك عليهم سخطة، ألا لا تشغلوا أنفسكم بسب الملوك، توبوا إلي أعطف بقلوبهم عليكم.
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hadith 539
God's Prophet (a.s) said: “No one is dearer to God than a young person who repents.”
وقال (صلى الله عليه وآله): ما من شئ أحب إلى الله من شاب تائب.
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hadith 540
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “One who repents a sin is like one who has not committed any sin, but one who continues to commit sins while he has repented is making a fool out of himself.”
ومن كتاب: قال أبو عبد الله (عليه السلام): التائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب له، والمقيم على الذنب وهو يستغفر كالمستهزئ.
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hadith 541
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God grants seven hours to repent to any believer who commits a sin. If he repents in that period, nothing will be recorded in his letter of deeds, but if he does not, then the sin will be recorded.”
وقال (عليه السلام): ما من عبد مؤمن يذنب إلا أجله الله سبع ساعات، فإن هو تاب لم يكتب عليه شئ، وإن لم يتب كتب الله عليه سيئة.
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hadith 542
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “When you repent a lot, your letter of deeds will be elevated while it is shining.
وقال (عليه السلام): إذا أكثر العبد من الاستغفار رفعت صحيفته وهي تتلألأ.
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hadith 543
Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “No minor sins with persistence, and no major sins with repentance.”
وقال (عليه السلام): لا صغيرة مع الإصرار ولا كبيرة مع الاستغفار.
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hadith 544
Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “If you do something which God is not pleased with once, God will cover it up. If you repeat it again, God will cover it up again. But if you do it the third time, God will dispatch an angel in the form of a man to publicly announce what you did.”
وقال أبو جعفر (عليه السلام): ما من عبد يعمل عملا لا يرضاه الله إلا ستر عليه أولا، فإذا ثنى ستر عليه، فإذا ثلث أهبط الله ملكا في صورة آدمي يقول للناس: إن فلانا يعمل كذا وكذا.
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hadith 545
Imam Baqir (a.s): “If one truly repents, God likes to cover up his sins in the world and the Hereafter.” He was asked: “How does God cover up the sins?” Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “He will make both guardian angels forget whatever they have recorded in the letter of deeds regarding his sins, He will reveal to his body parts to cover up whatever sins he has done with them, and He will reveal to the places on Earth where the sins where committed to cover up the sins. Thus when he goes to meet his Lord in the Hereafter, there are no effects of his sins which are left.”
وقال (عليه السلام): إذا تاب العبد توبة نصوحا أحب الله عز وجل أن يستر عليه في الدنيا والآخرة، فقلت: وكيف يستر عليه؟ قال: ينسي ملكيه ما كتبا عليه من الذنوب ويوحي إلى جوارحه أن اكتمي عليه ذنوبه، ويوحي إلى بقاع الأرض أن اكتمي عليه ما كان يعمل عليك من الذنوب، فيلقى الله حين يلقاه وليس عليه شئ من الذنوب.
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hadith 546
Imam Baqir (a.s) was asked what a true repentance is. He said: “It is repenting from a sin, and never committing that sin again.
سئل (عليه السلام) عن التوبة النصوح، قال: هو الذنب الذي لا يعاد عليه أبدا.
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