“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