What are the signs of the acceptance of fasting in Ramadan?
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Question:
The questioner asks: What are the signs of the acceptance of fasting in Ramadan? And is the smell that comes from the mouth a sign of the acceptance of the fast? Please inform us, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
The acceptance of the fast is known only to Allah; we do not know whether the fast has been accepted, and no one knows this with Allah the Exalted. However, a person must be sincere in his work for the sake of Allah and perfect his worship. As for acceptance, that is with Allah the Exalted. Yes, and the smell that comes from the mouth of the fasting person is the smell of the empty stomach, and it is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk, because its cause is fasting; it is one of the effects of obedience.
The questioner asks: What are the signs of the acceptance of fasting in Ramadan? And is the smell that comes from the mouth a sign of the acceptance of the fast? Please inform us, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
The acceptance of the fast is known only to Allah; we do not know whether the fast has been accepted, and no one knows this with Allah the Exalted. However, a person must be sincere in his work for the sake of Allah and perfect his worship. As for acceptance, that is with Allah the Exalted. Yes, and the smell that comes from the mouth of the fasting person is the smell of the empty stomach, and it is more pleasant to Allah than the scent of musk, because its cause is fasting; it is one of the effects of obedience.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما علامات قبول صيام رمضان؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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