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The Greatest Sin
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The Greatest Sin
Hazrat Amir ul-Mu’minÄ«n ‘Ali (a.s.) says,
“Beware of persistence on sins, for it is the greatest of the greater sins and a serious crime.”
(Ghurarul Hikam Vol. 1 page 151)
Imam (a.s.) has also said,
“The greatest sin is one that the doer repeats again and
again.”
(Ghurarul Hikam Vol. 1 page 203)
He (a.s.) also says,
“Persistence in sins is the Greatest sin.”
Muhaqqiq Khwansari (a.r.) explains the above statement of Amir ul-Mu’minÄ«n ‘Ali (a.s.) in the following words:
It is clear from these that the magnitude of a sin increases until its repetition and persistence in sin is a greater sin than all the greater sins. Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) has also quoted the following tradition:
“I swear by Allah! Worship and obedience of one who persists in sin is not accepted.”
