Fathwa, - Ruling on the Muslim who apostates then repents several times

Question
WHAT ISLAM SUGGESTS ABOUT A PERSON WHO BECOMES APOSTATE ,THEN REPENTS
AND AFTER REPENTING ONCE AGAIN COMMITS APOSTASY.DOES HE CAN ESCAPE
AGAIN FROM SEVERE PUNISHMENT BY REPENTING OR BE PUNISHED AS AN
APOSTATE ?
Answer
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify
that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that
Muhammadis His slave and Messenger.
If a person apostated more than once, then his repentance is accepted
if he had sincerely repented. But as regards its acceptance in the
Hereafter, then there is no difference of opinion among the scholars
about its being accepted.
As regards its being accepted in this world, some scholars are of the
view that if one has apostated more than once, he is to be killed in
all cases and if he repents, his repentance is beneficial for him
between him and Allaah The Almighty.
However, the most preponderant opinion is that his repentance is
accepted in this worldly life and in the Hereafter, and that he is not
to be killed and the penalty is waived off him if he repents, even if
he apostated more than once.Ibn Qudaamahsaid inAl-Muqni': "Is the
repentance of the Zindeeq )a person who proclaims himself to be Muslim
while at the same time prescribing to kufr beliefs(and the apostate
who apostated more than once, or the one who insults Allaah or insults
His Messenger, or the magician accepted? There are two narrations
)from Imaam Ahmad( on this: One narration says that his repentance is
not accepted and that he is to be killed in all cases, and the second
narration says that his repentance is accepted like any other person."
Al-Mirdaawisaid in Al-Insaaf while clarifying that the difference of
opinion is only in regard to the ruling in this worldly life: "The
difference of opinion that has already been stated regarding their
repentance being accepted or not accepted is related to the rulings in
this world, like not killing them, and applying the rulings of Islam
to them. As regads the Hereafter, if he has sincerely repented, then
his repentance is accepted without any difference of opinion. This is
what Ibn 'Aqeel had stated." ]End of quote[
Allaah Knows best.