Hard work should be the slogan of the righteous people who do not like Ramadan to pass away before they take their reward. They would rather persist in this good state in order to receive their prize from their Lord, and obtain His forgiveness than enjoy the pleasures of this world. Thus, when they celebrate ‘Eed, they would have earned the right to do so, and when they break their fast, they would rejoice, as mentioned by the Messenger of Allah when he said: "There are two delights for the fasting person: when he breaks his fast at the time of Iftaar, he rejoices; and when he meets Allah The Almighty, he will rejoice in his fasting." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] That is, he will find that fasting, whose outcome is forgiveness and emancipation from Hell, interceding for him on the Day of Judgment, as confirmed by the Messenger of Allah in his saying: "The fasting people will enter (Paradise) from a gate called Ar-Rayyaan, from which no one else will ever enter."

It was narrated on the authority of the Messenger of Allah that whenever the last ten days came, he would stay awake all night (in prayer), keep aloof from women, devote himself to worship more diligently and awaken his family (to perform the night prayers). [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] This was his practice during the last ten days of Ramadan. He did all this by practicing I‘tikaaf (seclusion in the mosque). That is, he devoted his heart and body to his Lord, refrained from mixing with people to be in seclusion with Allah The Almighty, and became an example to be followed by the believers. This seclusion with Allah The Almighty is a means for the people to reform their worldly affairs and Hereafter, prepare their hearts and body to realize the means of forgiveness. He did all this persistently in the last ten days of Ramadan seeking to be forgiven, even though Allah The Almighty had forgiven his previous and future sins. He did all of this by way of showing gratitude: "Should I not be a grateful slave?" [Al-Bukhari]