If a servant commits a sin, then repents from it, and then returns to it, is his first repentance valid?

Question:
The questioner: If a servant commits a sin, then repents from it with sincere repentance, and then returns to that sin again, is his first repentance considered valid? And what does the repetition of the sin by the servant indicate?

Answer:
His first repentance is valid, if he was determined that he would not return to it, but his desires, the soul that commands evil, and Satan and his evil companions overcame him, so he fell into it a second time, or into another sin. He should not despair of the mercy of Allah. He should repent, repeat the repentance a second time, repeat the repentance a second time. Yes.