There is a woman who prays, then stops praying, then wants to repent. She does not pray because she has intercourse with her husband then delays doing ghusl, then she regrets it again. Sometimes she does not pray for a whole week.

 She wants to repent but she feels that will not do any good. She is afraid that she will do that again and that the Lord of the Worlds will never forgive her.


Praise be to Allaah.
 

Prayer is the greatest pillar of Islam after the
Shahaadatayn, and the one who does not pray out of negligence or laziness is
a kaafir who is beyond the pale of Islam, according to the more correct of
the two scholarly opinions, because of a great deal of evidence to that
effect, such as the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah
be upon him): “Between a man and shirk and kufr stands his giving up
prayer.” Narrated by Muslim, 82. 

And he said: “The covenant that stands between us and them is
prayer. Whoever gives it up is a kaafir.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2621;
al-Nasaa’i, 463; Ibn Maajah, 1079. 

How can a Muslim woman willingly expose herself to being
classed as a disbeliever in Allaah just because she finds it difficult to do
ghusl? In fact it is not difficult to do ghusl, apart from the tricks that
the Shaytaan tries to play on people. 

This sister has to fear Allaah and His punishment. She should
hasten to repent sincerely before the destroyer of pleasures and separator
of people (i.e., death) catches her unawares. She must start praying again
and continue to do so, and she should become one of the people of purity and
cleanliness, for Allaah loves those who repent and He loves those who are
pure.

 Her fear of going back to sin should motivate her to adhere
to obedience and persist therein, not to fall short and be negligent. The
believer should feel aware of Allaah and realize that Allaah accepts the
repentance of those who repent, and guides further those who follow His
guidance. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Know they not that Allaah accepts repentance from His
slaves and takes the Sadaqaat (alms, charity), and that Allaah Alone is the
One Who forgives and accepts repentance, Most Merciful?”

[al-Tawbah 9:104] 

“And Allaah increases in guidance those who walk aright.
And the righteous good deeds that last, are better with your Lord, for
reward and better for resort”

[Maryam 19:76] 

“As for those who strive hard in Our Cause, We will surely
guide them to Our Paths. And verily Allaah is with the Muhsinoon (good
doers).”

[al-‘Ankaboot 29:69] 

Allaah forgives all sins for those who repent to Him, as He
says (interpretation of the meaning): 

“Say: “O ‘Ibaadi (My slaves) who have transgressed against
themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of
Allaah, verily, Allaah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful”

[al-Zumar 39:53] 

And Allaah knows best.