Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Admission And Confession Of One’s Sins

Admission and confession of one’s sins-الإقرار والاِعتراف بالذّنب

1. How appropriate it is for one who knows his Lord to admit his sins.

1ـ ما أخْلَقَ مَنْ عَرَفَ رَبَّهُ أنْ يَعْتَرِفَ بِذَنْبِهِ.

2. The best intercessor for a sinner is [his] admission [of guilt].

2ـ نِعْمَ شافِعُ المُذْنِبِ الإقْرارُ.

3. There is no apology that wipes out sins more than admission [of one’s guilt].

3ـ لاَاعْتِذارَ أمْحى لِلذَّنْبِ مِنَ الإقرار ِ.

4. Pardon bears more fruit with admission [of one’s guilt] than it does with giving excuses.

4ـ يُسْتَثْمَرُ العَفْوُ بِالإقْرارِ أكْثَرَ مِمّا يُسْتَثْمَرُ

5. Confession is the intercessor of the wrongdoer.

5ـ اَلاِعْتِرافُ شَفيعُ الجاني.

6. Admission [of one’s guilt] is [a means of] seeking pardon.

6ـ الإقْرارُ اِعْتِذارٌ.