hadith
3834
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Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Sins are a disease the medicine of which is to seek forgiveness, and the cure lies in never committing them again.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الذُّنوبُ الدّاءُ ، والدَّواءُ الاستغِفارُ، والشِّفاءُ أن لا تَعودَ.
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #7669 Imam Ali (AS) said, Seeking forgiveness is the remedy of sins.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #3701 Imam Ali (AS) said, Vices are a disease, and its remedy is seeking forgiveness, and its cure is not repeating [the vices].