Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Remorse And Regret
Remorse and regret-الندم والندامة
- Remorse is one of the two [forms of] repentance.
1ـ اَلنَّدَمُ أحَدُ التَوْبَتَيْنِ.
- Be remorseful about the evil that you have done and do not regret the good act that you have performed.
2ـ اِنْدَمْ عَلى ما أسَأْتَ ولاتَنْدَمْ عَلى مَعْرُوف صَنَعْتَ.
- Remorse is [a form of] repentance.
3ـ اَلنَّدَمُ اِسْتِغْفارٌ.
- Being remorseful for a misdeed causes it to be wiped off.
4ـ اَلنَّدَمُ عَلَى الْخَطيِئَةِ يَمْحُوها.
- Being remorseful for a misdeed is [a form of] repentance.
5ـ اَلنَّدَمُ عَلَى الخَطِيئَةِ اِسْتِغْفارٌ.
- Being remorseful for [committing] a sin prevents one from returning to it.
6ـ اَلنَّدَمُ عَلَى الذَّنْبِ يَمْنَعُ مِنْ مُعاوَدَتِهِ.
- Remorsefulness of the heart covers up the sin and purges the wrongdoing.
7ـ نَدَمُ الْقَلْبِ يُكَفِّرُ الذَّنْبَ ويُمَحِّصُ الجَرِيرَةَ.