The most surprising thing said about repentance
Not that the record is wiped, but that the entries are changed.
إِلَّا مَن تَابَ وَءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ عَمَلًا صَـٰلِحًا فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يُبَدِّلُ ٱللَّهُ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ حَسَنَـٰتٍ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
…fa-ulā'ika yubaddilu-llāhu sayyi'ātihim ḥasanāt, wa kāna-llāhu Ghafūran Raḥīmā.
“Except for those who repent, believe and do righteous work. For them Allāh will replace their evil deeds with good. And ever is Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.”
Source
The Qur'an · 25:70
Qur'an
- Qur'anic text in the Uthmani script via Quran.com; translation: Saheeh International