Fasting 6 days of Shawwal : The Reward of an entire year of fasting:
Abû Ayyûb al-Ansârî relates that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) says:
"Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of fasting in the month of Shawwâl, it will be as if he had fasted the year through." [Sahîh Muslim (1163)]
The month of Shawwâl is singled out for the observance of extra fasts, since this month follows immediately after Ramadan. The six days of voluntary fasting are to the obligatory fast of Ramadan what the Sunnah prayers are to the obligatory prayers.
Al-Nawawî observes [Sharh Sahîh Muslim (8/56)]:
Scholars have explained that it is like observing a year of fasting because the reward of one's good deeds are multiplied tenfold. Therefore fasting the month of Ramadan is like fasting for ten months and fasting six days in the month of Shawwâl is like fasting for two months.
Subhaanallah! How generous is Allah who loves to give abundantly to his slaves.
Fast the 6 days on Mondays, Thursdays and the white days:
It is even more rewarding to fast on the days where it is Sunnah to do voluntary fasts such as each Monday and Thursday and the White days (13th, 14th & 15th of each Islamic month).
The 3 white days in the month of Shawwal will fall on: 13th Shawwal will be on Saturday 9th August, 14th Shawwal on Saturday 10th August and 15th Shawwal on Sunday the 11th of August.
Do not delay in doing good deeds:
We may not get such an opportunity again so we should not delay in doing good deeds lest we are taken by Death and our good deed accounts get closed forever. So the opportunity to do good is NOW as we may not have a tomorrow.
We have until the 25th of August to keep the 6 fasts which is when the month of Shawwal ends.
Abû Ayyûb al-Ansârî relates that Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) says:
"Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of fasting in the month of Shawwâl, it will be as if he had fasted the year through." [Sahîh Muslim (1163)]
The month of Shawwâl is singled out for the observance of extra fasts, since this month follows immediately after Ramadan. The six days of voluntary fasting are to the obligatory fast of Ramadan what the Sunnah prayers are to the obligatory prayers.
Al-Nawawî observes [Sharh Sahîh Muslim (8/56)]:
Scholars have explained that it is like observing a year of fasting because the reward of one's good deeds are multiplied tenfold. Therefore fasting the month of Ramadan is like fasting for ten months and fasting six days in the month of Shawwâl is like fasting for two months.
Subhaanallah! How generous is Allah who loves to give abundantly to his slaves.
Fast the 6 days on Mondays, Thursdays and the white days:
It is even more rewarding to fast on the days where it is Sunnah to do voluntary fasts such as each Monday and Thursday and the White days (13th, 14th & 15th of each Islamic month).
The 3 white days in the month of Shawwal will fall on: 13th Shawwal will be on Saturday 9th August, 14th Shawwal on Saturday 10th August and 15th Shawwal on Sunday the 11th of August.
Do not delay in doing good deeds:
We may not get such an opportunity again so we should not delay in doing good deeds lest we are taken by Death and our good deed accounts get closed forever. So the opportunity to do good is NOW as we may not have a tomorrow.
We have until the 25th of August to keep the 6 fasts which is when the month of Shawwal ends.
