The Ruling on Repeating Repentance and Its Conditions

Question:
The questioner, Umm Muhammad from Riyadh, says: May Allah preserve you. Regarding a woman who repents and then returns from her repentance, and so on throughout her life, she asks: What is the ruling on that, and what are the conditions of repentance?

Answer:
Yes, it is obligatory for the Muslim to repent whenever he sins. Even if he falls into sin repeatedly, he should not despair of the mercy of Allah; rather, he should repent whenever he sins. He should repeat his repentance and not despair of the mercy of Allah. He should not say, "I repented and repented, then I returned, and there is no repentance for me," or be influenced by an ignorant person who tells him that. He should repent to Allah the Exalted and repeat his repentance with sincere resolve. The conditions of repentance are three: first, abandoning the sin from which he repented, meaning leaving the sin entirely; second, resolving not to return to it; third, feeling regret for what happened. If these conditions are met, the repentance is valid. A fourth condition is added if the repentance concerns a wrong done to a creation: it is necessary to return the wrong to him and seek his forgiveness. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,