Repentance (tawbah) when a sin involves the rights of another person

If the sin involves a rights of another person then what form should
repentance take?
The basis for the answer is the hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon
him) who said: "He upon whom his brother has a right, be it of the
nature of money or honor, let him compensate for it before he is made
to compensate for it on a day when there will be neither dinar nor
dirham to deal with. Instead, if hehas a good deed in his account it
will be taken away from him and given to the person he had wronged.
And if he has nogood deed in his account, sins of the other person
will be taken from him and added to his account"(Bukhari).
Accordingly, therepentant can escape the questioning only by
eithergiving back the people wronged their due or seeking their
forgiveness. If they forgive, he need not worry, but if they do not,
then he must return their dues.

Repentance (tawbah) from accepting bribes

A man used to accept bribes. Then Allah guided him to righteousness.
What shall he do with what he used to earn as bribes?
There can be two situations. Either the bribes he used to accept were
from thosethat had been wronged who had to offer bribe as a means of
obtaining what was their right, in which case the repentant should
return them their amounts or articles or whatever. For what he took
from them is considered as having been taken by force or through
deceit. Or, the bribe was taken from an unjust (zalim) man like
hehimself was before repenting. (That is, someone who achieved
orattained things via bribes which were not his right.) This amount is
not be returned to him. Instead the repentant should spend it in a
charitable way, such as on the poor and the destitute. Likewise, he
must repent the harm he caused to people by giving their right away to
others who had no right to them, but rather obtained them via the use
of bribes.

What to do with forbidden items after having repented

I have repented. But in my possession are some of the forbidden things
such as musical instruments, cassettes, films etc. Is it permissible
for me to sell them, particularly since they are worth a large amount?
Sale of such banned articles is not permissible in Islam. The Prophet
(peace be upon him) said: "When Allah forbids a thing then He forbids
its price (as well). " (i.e., its sale/purchase/trading.) [Abu Dawood,
and it is sahih] Also you know wellthat whomever you sell it to will
use it in a forbidden act; thus, it is not permissible for you tosell
it to him as Allah has prohibited this in commanding us: "laa
ta-'aawanu ala al-ithmi wal-'udwaan." (a translation of the meaning
being 'do not assist one another in sins and enmity')
And no matter how much you lose in worldly wealth, have faith that
what is in store with Allahis worthier and longer lasting. He will
compensate you with His grace, and His favor and His generosity.

Does Allah answer myprayers?

We know that Allah answers all the prayers of the believers. This can
be in 4 ways:
1- Getting what we ask for!
2- Getting something as good or better!
3- Being spared somethingbad that would have happened otherwise.
4- Being rewarded on the day of Judgment with a much greater reward
than what we were asking for on earth.