Is the prayer of repentance sufficient for a woman who performed candle magic on her husband and now wishes to repent, or must she nullify the magic despite the difficulty?
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The repentance of a sorcerer is accepted if it fulfills the conditions of repentance, which are: remorse, cessation of sorcery, and determination not to return to it in the future. It is also prescribed for the repentant sorcerer to pray the prayer of repentance. Part of the sorceress's repentance is to strive to nullify the sorcery affecting her husband through , invocations, and permissible remedies.
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