The punishment for sin is lifted through ten means: 1- Repentance. 2- Supplicating for forgiveness. 3- Performing good deeds that erase sins. 4- The Du`a of the believers for the believer. 5- Good deeds that can be done behalf of the deceased. 6- The intercession of the Prophet and others on the Day of Resurrection. 7- Calamities through which Allah expiates sins in this world. 8- The torment, squeezing and terror experienced in the grave. 9- The horrors, distress and hardship on the Day of Resurrection. 10- The mercy and forgiveness of Allah, granted without any cause on the part of His slaves.

This is how to repent in Islam: give up the sin straight away, regret what has happened in the past, resolve not to go back to sinning, restore people’s rights or property, and repent before the agony of death is upon you.