Friday, October 17, 2008

A Brilliant Means of Destroying One’ Sins

Imam al-Ridha (‘a) is reported to have said: ‘Man lam yaqdir ‘alaa maa yukaffiru bihi dhunubahu fal yukthir minassalaati ‘ala Muhammadiw wa aali Muhammad fa innahaa tahdimu al-dhuooba hadman (One who cannot do that which expiates for his sins, he should often send salutations to Muhammad and his progeny, for surely that significantly destroys sins [Al-’Aamili, Wasa’il al-Shi’a, v.7, p. 194]

[Note: Sending salutations must be sincere expression, which involves, belief and expression, and not a mere habitual recitation.]

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