Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 19854a
"مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَعْمَلُ السَّيِّئات ثم يعْمَلُ الْحَسَنَاتِ، كَمَثل رجُلٍ علَيهِ دِرعٌ ضَيِّقَةٌ قَدْ خَنَقَتْهُ، فَكُلَّما عَمِلَ حَسَنَةً انْقَضَتْ حَلَقَةٌ ثُمَّ أُخْرَى، حتى يخْرُجَ إِلى الأَرْضِ".
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"The example of one who does evil deeds and then does good deeds is like a man wearing a tight coat of mail that has choked him. Whenever he does a good deed, one ring loosens, then another, until he emerges onto the earth."
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Notes
[حم] أحمد وابن أَبي الدنيا في التوبة، [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن عقبة بن عامر
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