Indeed good deeds efface misdeeds.

Indeed good deeds efface misdeeds.” [^6] Some of the sins such as bad conduct in regard to parents and drinking alcohol are a hindrance to the admittance of worship.

In regard to the ill effects of drinking alcohol, the Noble Prophet (S) states: “My Lord swore and then stated, ‘My slave does not drink alcohol in the world save that on the Day of Resurrection I will make him drink boiling water equivalent to the amount of alcohol which he drank’.”[^7] It is worth mentioning that good and bad deeds sometimes have effects with regard to joys and sorrows or bestowal and negation of graces in this very world, especially good deeds done towards one’s father and mother, which can be a cause of long life and repulsion of calamities and afflictions.

On the contrary, lack of respect to other people (especially teachers and mentors) can result in deprivation of graces. Yes, sometimes good deeds make up for previous bad deeds and sometimes bad deeds wipe out prior good actions. For as long as man is in this world, these influences exist between our endeavors.