Relief and comfort as atonement for sins

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 24

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 24

Relief and comfort as atonement for sins
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٢٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مِنْ كَفَّارَاتِ الذُّنُوبِ الْعِظَامِ إِغَاثَةُ الْمَلْهُوفِ، وَالتَّنْفِيسُ عَنِ الْمكْرُوبِ.

24. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Rendering relief to the grief-stricken and providing comfort in hardship are among the means of atonement for great sins.