Sincere, heartfelt, deliberate repentance is the only thing that wipes out past disobediences to Allah, and it has to be accompanied by severe-humbling regret and remorse, coupled with seeking Allah's pardon through dhikr (remembrance by the tongue), salah (prayer), sadaqah (charity); preferably crying or sobbing with tears of regret, and last but not least, rushing forth in obligatory and voluntary good deeds as compensation to appease Allah's wrath and attain His pleasure. Repentance when sincere, it can wipe out ones past sins not just from ones book of records, but also from the hearts, minds and memories of people who witnessed that sin.
~Sister Sadaf Farooqi
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