Repentance of the one busy with amusements

Abu Haashim Sufi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Once I intended to go to Basra and moved forward to get on a boat. A man with his maidservant was sitting in the boat. He said to me: There is no space in the boat. The maidservant interceded with him on my behalf so he allowed me to get on the boat. When we moved forward a bit, the man ordered for food. The food was brought and he placed it in front of himself. The maidservant asked him: Invite this poor fellow to have a meal as well. He also invited me for the meal. After we had finished the meal he said to his maidservant: Bring the wine. When she brought the wine he started drinking it. He asked the maidservant to also give me the wine, but I refused to drink it. When the person became intoxicated he asked the maidservant: Bring your musical instrument. The maidservant took hold of the musical instrument and started singing a song. The person then got his attention towards me and said: Do you have anything like this [song]? I replied: Yes, I have such a thing which is much better than this. He said: Read. I recited the first three Ayahs of Surah At-Takweer, part 30 after reciting ‘اَعُوْذُ بِاللہِ  مِنَ  الشَّیْطٰنِ  الرَّجِیْم’:

اِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْﭪ(۱)وَ اِذَا النُّجُوْمُ انْكَدَرَتْﭪ(۲)وَ اِذَا الْجِبَالُ سُیِّرَتْﭪ(۳)

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: When the sunshine is rolled up. And when the stars shall fall. And when the mountains are moved (crushed into very minute pieces).

After listening to these Ayahs that person started weeping. When I started reciting this commandment of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ ‘وَ اِذَا الصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتْﭪ(۱۰)’ (and when the balance sheets of deeds are opened) he started saying, ‘O maidservant! I free you for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Have this wine wasted and break the musical instrument.’ He then called me closer and started saying, ‘O my brother! What do you say? Will Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ accept my repentance?’ I recited the following Ayah (Ayah 222 of Surah Al-Baqarah, part 2) in reply: