Affection witht the partner erases bad deeds
Imām ʿAlī (a.s.) said: ,,ʿUthmān ibn Maẓʿūn (r.a.) came to the Messenger of God (s.a.) and said: “O Messenger of God.” Until he then said: “I have taken it upon myself to forbid me Khawlah.” By which he (r.a.) meant his wife. He (s.a.) said: “Do not do that, O ʿUthmān, for if the believing servant took the hand of his partner, then God wrote down for him ten good deeds and blotted out for him ten bad deeds. If he kissed her, then God wrote down for him a hundred good deeds and erased from him a hundred bad deeds. When he has intercourse with her, God wrote down for him a thousand good deeds and erased from him a thousand bad deeds and the angels entered into her presence. When the two perform ablution (ghusl), the water does not flow over a single hair of each of them except that God inscribed a good deed on them for this one and erased a bad deed from them for that one. If this took place on a cold night, then God said to the angels: “Look at these two servants of Mine who washed themselves on that cold night, knowing that I am their Lord. I will have you testify that I have forgiven them both.” If a child results from their sexual act, then it will be at their service in Paradise.” Thereafter, the Messenger of God (s.a.) tapped the chest of ʿUthmān ibn Maẓʿūn (r.a.) with his hand and said: “O ʿUthmān, do not stay away from my custom [Sunnah], for whoever stayed away from my custom, the angels opposed him on the Day of Resurrection and turned his face away from my basin.” [Mustadrak-ul-Wasāʾil, Volume 14 page 151]
حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنُ تَقِيٍّ عَنِ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَيُّونٍ عَنِ الْإِمَامِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: جَاءَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مَظْعُونٍ إِلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ وَهَمَمْتُ أَنْ أُحَرِّمَ خَوْلَةَ عَلَى نَفْسِي يَعْنِي اِمْرَأَتَهُ قَالَ لاَ تَفْعَلْ يَا عُثْمَانُ فَإِنَّ اَلْعَبْدَ اَلْمُؤْمِنَ إِذَا أَخَذَ بِيَدِ زَوْجَتِهِ كَتَبَ اَللَّهُ لَهُ عَشْرَ حَسَنَاتٍ وَ مَحَا عَنْهُ عَشْرَ سَيِّئَاتٍ فَإِنْ قَبَّلَهَا كَتَبَ اَللَّهُ لَهُ مِائَةَ حَسَنَةٍ وَ مَحَا عَنْهُ مِائَةَ سَيِّئَةٍ فَإِنْ أَلَمَّ بِهَا كَتَبَ اَللَّهُ لَهُ أَلْفَ حَسَنَةٍ وَمَحَا عَنْهُ أَلْفَ سَيِّئَةٍ وَ حَضَرَتْهُمَا اَلْمَلاَئِكَةُ فَإِذَا اِغْتَسَلاَ لَمْ يَمُرَّ اَلْمَاءُ عَلَى شَعْرَةٍ مِنْ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا إِلاَّ كَتَبَ اَللَّهُ لَهُمَا بِهَا حَسَنَةً وَ مَحَا عَنْهُمَا بِهَا سَيِّئَةً فَإِنْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ بَارِدَةٍ قَالَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لِلْمَلاَئِكَةِ اُنْظُرُوا إِلَى عَبْدَيَّ هَذَيْنِ اِغْتَسَلاَ فِي هَذِهِ اَللَّيْلَةِ اَلْبَارِدَةِ عَلِمَا أَنِّي رَبُّهُمَا أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنِّي قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَهُمَا فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُمَا فِي وَقْعَتِهِمَا تِلْكَ وَلَدٌ كَانَ لَهُمَا وَصِيفاً فِي اَلْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى صَدْرِ عُثْمَانَ وَ قَالَ يَا عُثْمَانُ لاَ تَرْغَبْ عَنْ سُنَّتِي فَإِنَّ مَنْ رَغِبَ عَنْ سُنَّتِي عَرَضَتْ لَهُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَصَرَفَتْ وَجْهَهُ عَنْ حَوْضِي