Persistent Sinning

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].

Imam al-Baqir (AS) with reference to Allahs verse in the Quran: “those who do not knowingly persist in what they have committed”, said, ‘Persistence in sinning is when a person commits a sin, and does not seek forgiveness for it, and moreover, it does not even occur to him to repent for it. That is persistent sinning.