Silsilah as-Sahihah 2315 — Good deeds remove the ill effects of evil

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, the example of a person who does good deeds after committing evil deeds is like a man who is wearing a tight coat of mail that is choking him. (When such an evil person) does a good deed, one ring of it breaks; then when he does another good deed, another ring breaks; (this continues) until (the coat of mail) falls to the ground."