It is narrated from Hazrat Uqbah bin Aamir (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Whoever commits a sin and then starts doing good deeds, his example is like that of a person who is wearing such a tight shirt that it is choking his neck. Then he performs a good deed and one of its loops opens, then he does another good deed and the second loop also opens, until he becomes free from it and comes out onto the earth.