“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.…
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…