Repentance in Action
It is reported that ‘Alī b. Ḥusayn – Allāh have mercy on him – said, “Tawbah is only through action, and turning back from what has been done. Tawbah is not by mere speech.”
Ibn Abī Al-Dunyā, Al-Tawbah article 57.
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