What is the ruling on one who rejoices in Ramadan but whose state does not change?

The questioner : Another question says: We observe that many people, whose intentions are good, rejoice at the coming of Ramadan and prepare for it with their hearts, but when Ramadan arrives, we do not observe any change in them. Their speech is full of joking, and their hearts are the same before, during, and after the prayer, not changing until the end of that. Yes. What do you advise me?

The Shaykh : Yes, the reality is that Muslims rejoice in Ramadan in two ways. The first is the one who rejoices in Ramadan because he becomes active in worship during it and increases his worship; this is undoubtedly the original intent, the purpose, and the good thing. Some, however, rejoice in Ramadan because of the abundance of its good and the abundance of the blessings and forgiveness of Allah the Exalted for His servants, and because of the many causes in it by which Allah forgives the person, such as fasting, for example. What a person should do is rejoice in Ramadan for both reasons: he rejoices because he becomes active in worship, increases it, and worships Allah the Exalted to the best of his ability, and he rejoices in it also because of the good, blessings, and favors from Allah the Exalted in it, for it contains which is . As for a person not laughing, not joking with his companions, and not talking to them in Ramadan, that is not the intended meaning. The intended meaning is that perhaps laughing