Tradition n. 437

قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :

تَعَطَّرُوا بِال اِس تِغفارِ لا تَف ضَحَنَّكُم رَوايِـحُ الذُّنُوبِ.

Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) said: “Perfume yourself with penitence so that the stench of your sins do not disgrace you.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 6, p. 22

Tradition n. 438

قالَ الإمامُ أَميرُ المُؤمنينَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :

اَل حَمدُ لِلّهِ عَلى كُلِّ نِع مَةٍ، وَ أَس أَلُ اللّهَ مِن كُلِّ خَيرٍ وَ أَعُـوذُ بِاللهِ مِن كُلِّ شَرٍّ، وَ أَس تَغ فِرُ اللّهَ مِن كُلِّ ذَن بٍ.

Imam Amir al-Mu’minin ‘Ali (‘a) taught someone to seek Allah in invocation in brief by saying: “Praise is (only) Allah's for every blessing; and I ask Him for all goodness; and I take refuge in Allah from all vices; and, I seek Allah's forgiveness for all sins.”

Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 94, p. 242

Tradition n. 439

عَن أَبي جَع فَرٍ مُحَمَّدِ ب نِ عَلِـيٍّ الباقِـرِ عليه السلام قالَ سُئِـلَ رَسُولُ الله صلی الله عليه و آله و سلم عَن خِيارِ العِبادِ، فَقالَ: إذا أَح سَنُوا اِس تَب شَرُوا، وَ إذا اَساؤُوا اِس تََغ فَرُوا، وَ إذا أُع طُوا شَكَرُوا، وَ إذ اُب تُلُوا صَبَرُوا، وَ إذا غَضِبُوا غَفَرُوا.

Imam al-Baqir (‘a) said that the Holy Prophet (S) was once asked about the best servants and he replied:

“They are such that: when they do good, they are cheerful about it; when they do wrong, they seek forgiveness; when they are granted (something), they are thankful; when they are involved in a difficulty, they show patience; and when they become angry (with someone), they pardon.”

Khisal by Saduq, p. 317

Tradition n. 440

قالَ الإمامُ الصّادِقُ عليه السلام :

إذا أَك ثَرَ العَبدُ مِنَ ال اِس تِِغ فارِ رُفِعَت صَحِيفَتُهُ وَ هِيَ تَتَلَأ لَأُ.

Imam as-Sadiq (‘a) said: “When a believing Muslim frequently asks Allah for forgiveness, his record (of deeds) will ascend while it will be glowing.”

Makarim al-Akhlaq, p. 313