How do I know that Allah has accepted my repentance?

Question:
The listener Abdul Karim sent a question saying: I want to inquire about the conditions of repentance, and how do I know that Allah has accepted my repentance?

Answer:
The conditions of repentance are three:
The first of them is: regret for the past, regarding your evil deeds and your bad actions.
The second is: abandoning that, leaving it, and guarding against it; out of fear of Allah and reverence for Him.
The third is: the sincere resolve not to return to it. If you do that, then hold a good opinion of your Lord, and hope that He has accepted your repentance, and ask Him to grant you repentance and to have mercy on you. You must hold a good opinion of Allah. Allah says in what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) narrated from Him: So hold a good opinion of Allah, and be glad with good news.
And if the sin involves the right of a human being, then a fourth condition is necessary: that you return his right to him, such as theft, usurpation, or the like, or you seek his pardon, asking him to forgive you. If he forgives you, the repentance is complete, whether it is money, blood, or honor. You give him his right. If it is retaliation, he takes retaliation from you. If it is money, you give him the money. If it is honor, you seek his pardon, saying: "Forgive me, I spoke ill of your honor."
If you fear that he will not forgive you and not pardon you regarding his honor, it is sufficient that you mention the good you know about him in the places where you mentioned him with bad, meaning: you mention his good qualities that you know in the places where you mentioned his bad qualities and backbit him. This takes the place of that, along with regret, abandoning it, and the resolve not to return. These are the conditions of repentance. We ask Allah for success for everyone. Yes.

The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.