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1638. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Every good deed of the son of Âdam will be multiplied manifold. A good deed
will be multiplied ten times up to as many as seven hundred times, or as much as Allāh wills. Allāh says: 'Except for fasting, which is for Me and I shall reward for it. He gives up his desire and his food for My sake.' The fasting person has two joys, one when he breaks his fast and another when he meets his Lord. The smell that comes from the mouth of a fasting person is better before Allāh than the fragrance of musk." (Sahih)
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The abundance of rewards depends upon good intention, sincerity and on the obedience of the Sunnah.
Only that action is accepted which is performed in seeking the pleasure of Allāh.
The real benefit of fasting is achieved only when a person abstains from fulfilling false desires of the heart, just as one abstains from eating, likewise one should abstain from telling lies and backbiting, etc.
A person is pleased at the time of breaking the fast, that with the grace of Allāh, he/she had the power to fulfill ones righteous duty.
A fasting person will be pleased on the Last Day because the reward for fasting will be more than one shall expect, and also one will gain the pleasure of Allāh.
Some people hold the view that the fasting person should avoid brushing their teeth in the evening so that the pleasant smell for the sake of Allāh does not finish, but this view is incorrect, because brushing the teeth will remove the smell that is created due to the mouth not being cleaned; not the smell created on account of having an empty stomach, which is something different, and has nothing to do with brushing the teeth.
