What are the signs of the acceptance of righteous deeds

Question : Honorable Shaykh, there is no doubt that there are signs that appear on a person indicating the acceptance of good deeds and fasting. It would be desirable if you would mention some of these signs of acceptance.

Answer : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. There are signs of acceptance. Among them is the expansion of the chest through the performance of worship, whether in fasting, prayer, or zakah. Among them is the repetition of obedience. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged the one who fasted Ramadan to follow it with six days of Shawwal, saying: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal is like the fasting of the entire year." And let it be known that these six days of Shawwal
are not prescribed unless the month is completed. Accordingly, if a person has missed days of Ramadan that he must make up, he must complete the make-up fasts before fasting the six days. If it happens that completing the make-up fasts would cause Shawwal to pass, as in the case of a woman with post-natal bleeding who missed fasting the entire month and began fasting after the festival, it is known that the six days of Shawwal will be missed. In this case, we say that she should fast them after the make-up fasts, even if it is outside of Shawwal, because she only delayed them due to an excuse.