سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) أَرْبَعٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ لَمْ يَهْلِكْ عَلَى اللَّهِ بَعْدَهُنَّ إِلَّا هَالِكٌ يَهُمُّ الْعَبْدُ بِالْحَسَنَةِ فَيَعْمَلُهَا فَإِنْ هُوَ لَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ حَسَنَةً بِحُسْنِ نِيَّتِهِ وَ إِنْ هُوَ عَمِلَهَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ عَشْراً وَ يَهُمُّ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ أَنْ يَعْمَلَهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ يَعْمَلْهَا لَمْ يُكْتَبْ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَ إِنْ هُوَ عَمِلَهَا أُجِّلَ سَبْعَ سَاعَاتٍ وَ قَالَ صَاحِبُ الْحَسَنَاتِ لِصَاحِبِ السَّيِّئَاتِ وَ هُوَ صَاحِبُ الشِّمَالِ لَا تَعْجَلْ عَسَى أَنْ يُتْبِعَهَا بِحَسَنَةٍ تَمْحُوهَا فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْحَسَناتِ يُذْهِبْنَ السَّيِّئاتِ أَوِ الِاسْتِغْفَارِ فَإِنْ هُوَ قَالَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَ الشَّهَادَةِ الْعَزِيزَ الْحَكِيمَ الْغَفُورَ الرَّحِيمَ ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ وَ أَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ لَمْ يُكْتَبْ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَ إِنْ مَضَتْ سَبْعُ سَاعَاتٍ وَ لَمْ يُتْبِعْهَا بِحَسَنَةٍ وَ اسْتِغْفَارٍ قَالَ صَاحِبُ الْحَسَنَاتِ لِصَاحِبِ السَّيِّئَاتِ اكْتُبْ عَلَى الشَّقِيِّ الْمَحْرُومِ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmada Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Fazeyl Bin Usman al Murady who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> saying: ‘Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> said: ‘Four (characteristics), the one who has these in him, his destruction would not be upon Allah<sup>azwj</sup> after these, except if he destroys himself. The servant intends to do the good deed, but if he does not do it, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Writes a good deed for him for his good intention, and if he does do it, Allah<sup>azwj</sup> would write ten (good deeds) for him. And he intends to do the evil deed, but if he does not do it, nothing is Written against him, and if he does it, there is a postponement of seven hours, and the companion of the good deeds says to the companion of the evils deeds, and he is the companion on the left, ‘Do not be hasty, perhaps he would follow it up with a good deed to delete it, for Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic is Saying <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:11#h114"><a href="/books/quran:11#h114">[11:114]</a></a> surely good deeds take away evil deeds</span>, or he would seek Forgiveness. So if he were to say, ‘I seek Forgiveness of Allah<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup> Who, there is no god except for him<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>, the Knower of the unseen and the seen, the Mighty, the Wise, the Forgiving, the Merciful, One with Majesty and the Benevolence, and I repent to Him<sup style="font-weight: normal">azwj</sup>’, nothing would be Written against him; and if seven hours have passed and he has not followed it up with a good deed and the seeking of Forgiveness, the companion of the good deeds says to the companion of the evil deeds: ‘Write against the wretch, the deprived one’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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