Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali رحمه الله stated, "The entire life in this world is a month of fasting for the pious. They abstain therein from the forbidden desires. When death comes to them, the month of their fasting comes to an end and they begin to enjoy the feast of their ending of the fast [via the rewards that Allaah bestows on them]." [Karzoon, vol 1, pp 265-266]