Ayesha writes "Allah has enjoined repentance upon His slaves, as He says in the Quran:

“And all of you beg Allah to forgive you all, O believers, that you may be successful� (al-Noor 24:31)

“O you who believe! Turn to Allah with sincere repentance!� (al-Tahreem 66:8)

“And verily, I am indeed forgiving to him who repents, believes (in My Oneness, and associates none in worship with Me) and does righteous good deeds, and then remains constant in doing them (till his death)� (Ta-Ha 20:82)

And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The one who repents from sin is like one who has never sinned.�

Whoever commits any sin must repent, regret what he has done, give it up, keep away from it and resolve not to go back to it. Allah accepts the repentance of those who repent.

When a person sincerely repents by regretting what he has done and resolving not to repeat it, and he gives it up out of respect and fear of Allah, then Allah accepts his repentance and wipes out his past sins by His grace and kindness. Al Hamdu Lillah! "