“Maintaining a fasting routine after the month of Ramaḍān is a sign of an accepted Ramaḍān. This is because when Allāh accepts a servant’s good deed, He grants him the ability to follow it up with more good deeds.” Ibn Rajab in Laṭāʾif al-Maʿārif.…
Ibn Rajab in Laṭāʾif al-Mʿārif categorises the one who fasts into two. The first, he says, is the one who leaves his food, drink and desires, for the sake of Allāh, and by doing so, he hopes for a compensation in Jannah. This is the one who has struck a deal with Allāh, and Allāh says, ﴾Indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds.﴿…
When you’ve been asking Allāh for something for quite a long time and due to a ḥikmah (wisdom) that only Allāh knows, your request has been delayed. Then when you see another be given a similar blessing — one that you have been pining for and praying for, it might be natural for a person to feel a burn in their heart. A bitterness. A jolt of sadness, mixed with jealousy and envy (perhaps?). Some might go to the extent…