Cutting off the prayer, preserving it, and repeating repentance

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner, Abu 'Abd, says: How can I maintain, O Shaykh, the prayer, for I pray and always break it and repeat it?

The Shaykh:
How?

The questioner:
He says: How can I maintain the prayer, for I pray and always break it. Are these prayers accepted? And do I have to repeat them?

The Shaykh:
How does he break the disease? Does he break the prayer? Yes. Or does he not break the prayer?

The presenter:
Leave it, O Shaykh Salih.

The Shaykh:
No, if he repeats this, it is evidence that his repentance is not sincere. But he must be resolute and repent to Allah, and not return to such a thing. One of the conditions for the validity of repentance is that he resolves not to return to such a thing. But if his soul overcomes him and he falls into the sin a second time, he should not despair of the mercy of Allah. He should repent to Allah and repeat the repentance. Yes.