The worst misdeed is refusing to accept an excuse [that is valid].

The worst misdeed is refusing to accept an excuse [that is valid]. 13ـ أعْظَمُ الوِزْرِ مَنْعُ قَبُولِ العُذْرِ. The worst of sins in the sight of Allah is the sin upon which its doer persists. 14ـ أعظَمُ الذُّنُوبِ عِنْدَ اللّهِ ذَنْبٌ أصَرَّ عَلَيْهِ عامِلُهُ. The gravest of sins in the sight of Allah, the Glorified, is the sin which is taken lightly by the one who commits it. 15ـ أشَدُّ الذُّنُوبِ عِنْدَ اللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ ذَنْبٌ اِسْتَهانَ بِهِ راكِبُهُ.

The vice that brings the quickest retribution is oppressing the one who does not oppress you. 16ـ أسْرَعُ المَعاصي عُقُوبَةً أنْ تَبْغِيَ على مَنْ لا يَبْغي علَيْكَ. The vilest of sins is cutting off ties with near relatives and impiety [with one’s parents]. 17ـ أقْبَحُ المَعاصي قَطيعَةُ الرَّحِمِ والعُقُوقُ. The gravest of sins is the sin upon which the sinner persists. 18ـ أعْظَمُ الذُّنُوبِ ذَنبٌ أصَرَّ عَلَيْهِ صاحِبُهُ.

Verily the vice with the worst of consequences is error [and misguidance]. 19ـ إنَّ أسْوَءَ المَعاصي مَغَبَّةً ألْغَيُّ. Verily Allah, the Glorified, hates the one who is insolent and bold in committing sins. 20ـ إنَّ اللّهَ سُبْحانَهُ لَيُبْغِضُ الوَقِحَ المُتَجَرِّئَ علَى المَاصي. Indeed one who disobeys Allah is the enemy of Muhammad (s), even if he is the nearest of his relatives. 21ـ إنَّ عَدُوَّ مُحَمَّد صلَّى اللّه عليه وآله وسلَّم مَنْ عَصَى اللّهَ وإنْ قَرُبَتْ قَرابَتُهُ.

Verily the clemency shown by Allah, the Most High, despite [your] acts of disobedience has made you bold and has driven you to [do things that will] destroy yourself. 22ـ إنَّ حِلْمَ اللّهِ تعالى علَى المَعاصي جَرَّأَكَ، وبِهَلَكَةِ نَفْسِكَ أغْراكَ. Persistence [in sinning] is the practice of the depraved. 23ـ ألإصرارُ شيمَةُ الفُّجارِ. Persistence [in sinning] leads one to hellfire. 24ـ اَلإصرارُ يُوجِبُ النّارَ.

The one who openly declares his sin is an advertiser [of his disobedience to Allah]. 25ـ اَلمُعْلِنُ بِالمَعْصِيَةِ مُجاهِرٌ. Disobedience [to Allah] is the negligence of the vicious (or the weak). 26ـ اَلمَعصِيَةُ تَفْريطُ الفَجَرَةِ (العَجَزَةِ). Sin prevents the one’s supplication from being answered. 27ـ اَلمَعْصيَةُ تَمْنَعُ الإجابَةَ. Persistence [in sinning] is the worst of ideas. 28ـ اَلإصْرارُ شَرُّ الآراءِ. Persistence [in sinning] is the gravest of sins.

29ـ اَلإصْرارُ أعْظَمُ حَوْبَةً. Persistence [in sinning] is the trait of the doomed. 30ـ اَلإصرارُ سَجِيَّةُ الهَلْكى. Retribution is the fruit of misdeeds. 31ـ اَلعِقابُ ثِمارُ السَّيـِّئاتِ.