hadith
3848
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Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Among the sins that are unforgivable is when a man says, ‘I wish I would only be punished on account of this one sin [deeming the sin so small that he thinks he can bear the punishment].
الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِنَ الذُّنوبِ التي لا تُغفَرُ قولُ الرَّجُلِ: يا لَيتَنِي لا اُؤَاخَذُ إلّا بهذا!
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