“To weep over a mistake will dispel sins just as the wind dispels dry leaves.”

Malik ibn Dinar - Islamic Quotes

Khazim ibn Husayn reported: Malik ibn Dinar, may Allah have mercy on him, said,

“To weep over a mistake will dispel sins just as the wind dispels dry leaves.”

Source: al-Riqqah wal-Bukā’ li-Ibn Abī al-Dunyā 25

عَنَ خَازِمِ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ رحمه الله قَالَ الْبُكَاءُ عَلَى الْخَطِيئَةِ يَحُطُّ الذُّنُوبَ كَمَا تَحُطُّ الرِّيحُ الْوَرَقَ الْيَابِسَ

25 الرقة والبكاء لابن أبي الدنيا