The Book of Asceticism · Hadith 194 (#Ḥadīth #9)
Chapter 12 | Repentance, Seeking Forgiveness, Regret, and Admission (of Guilt)
محمد بن أبي عمير عن علي الأحمسي عمن ذكره عن أبي جعفر عليه السلام أنه قال: والله ما ينجو من الذنب الا من أقربه.
9.Muḥammad ibn Abī ʿUmayr narrated from ʿAlī al-Aḥmasī, from the one who mentioned it, from Abū Jaʿfar that he said, “By Allah, no one can be saved from sin except the one who admits [and confesses] it.”
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