No One Gets Out of a Sin While Clinging to It — Hadith Library

Said by: Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as)

Status: ✅ Verified reference

Reference: Al-Kafi (Shaykh al-Kulayni), Volume 2, Kitab al-Iman wa al-Kufr, Chapter 188 (Bab al-Iqrar bi al-Dhunub — Confessing Sins and Regret for It), Hadith 4.

Arabic:

إِنَّهُ وَاللهِ مَا خَرَجَ عَبْدٌ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ بِإِصْرَارٍ، وَمَا خَرَجَ عَبْدٌ مِنْ ذَنْبٍ إِلَّا بِإِقْرَارٍ

English translation:

"By Allah, a servant never gets out of a sin while persisting in it, and a servant never gets out of a sin except by confessing it."

Explanation: Two conditions, both simple: stop clinging to the sin, and admit it honestly before Allah. You cannot walk away from a sin while still holding on to it, and you cannot be freed from it while pretending it never happened. Confession to Allah is the door out.

💡 Remember:

Two conditions, both simple: stop clinging to the sin, and admit it honestly before Allah.