Repentance (Tawbah)

Repentance is spoken about in the Quran in it's own Surah (Surat At-Tawbah)

Link to the above Quran Surah: https://quran.com/at-tawbah

Link to the below Hadith: https://sunnah.com/abudawud:1517

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: If anyone says: "I ask pardon of Allah. Whom there is no deity, the Living, the Eternal, and I turn to Him in repentance," he will be pardoned, even if he has fled in time of battle.

The Conditions How to Make Sincere Repentance (Tawbah) 

1. Giving up the sin

   Feel Remorse: Genuinely feel guilty for the sin.

2. Regretting what has happened in the past

   Stop the Sin: Immediately cease the forbidden action.

3. Resolving not to go back to it

   Resolve: Make a firm commitment to never repeat the sin.

4. Seeking forgiveness from the one who was wronged or giving him his rights

   Ask for Forgiveness: Sincerely recite the duas mentioned above.

5. Return Rights: If the sin involved another person, apologize and return their rights

Key Dua's for Repentance and Forgiveness

Link to below Hadith: https://sunnah.com/bukhari:6306

The Prophet (ﷺ) said "The most superior way of asking for forgiveness from Allah is:

O Allah, You are my Lord, there is none worthy of worship except You. You have created me, and I am Your servant, and I am faithful to Your covenant and promise as much as I can. I seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your blessings upon me, and I admit my sins. So forgive me, for none forgives sins except You.

(Allahumma anta Rabbi la ilaha illa anta, Khalaqtani wa ana `Abduka, wa ana `ala `ahdika wa wa`dika mastata`tu, A`udhu bika min Sharri ma sana`tu, abu'u Laka bini`matika `alaiya, wa abu'u laka bidhanbi faghfir lee fa innahu la yaghfiru adhdhunuba illa anta)

The Prophet (ﷺ) added. "If somebody recites it during the day with firm faith in it, and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise; and if somebody recites it at night with firm faith in it, and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise."