Salaam,
InshaAllah, I will be able to fast on Mondays and Thursdays. Allah subhana talla has blessed me with so much I pray that I can one day fast everyother day as did David. I have to weep for the blessings. The worries have disappeared. Alhumdullila.
:salam2:
Bukhārī . . . from Anas ibn Mālik: "Three persons came to the houses of the Prophet's wives to ask about his religious practice, and when they told them, it was as if they belittled it. And they said, 'In what do we differ from the Prophet? Yet God has pardoned all his past and future faults.' One of them said, 'As for me, I shall pray all night long.' Another said, 'I shall fast every day continuously.' The third said, 'I shall draw apart from women and never marry.' Then the Messenger of God went to them and said: 'Are you those who said thus and so? But I dread God more than you and revere him more, yet I fast and break the fast; I pray and I sleep too, and I marry women. Whosoever turns from my practice [sunna] is none of mine.'"
“The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prohibited continuous fasting.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Be moderate, you can’t fast everyday. Besides you’re a female so you can’t fast everyday even if you want to. Prophet David (pbuh) fasted one day and broke it the next day…so he fasted every other day not every single day. There are cases were fasting could be offensive and we all need to be aware of that.
Cases in which fasting is offensive:
Offensive fasting:
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
“The Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) prohibited fasting on the day of `Arafah at `Arafah.” (Reported by Ahmad)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “None of you should observe optional fasting on Friday unless along with another day, before or after it.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Do not fast on Saturday except what has been made obligatory on you; and if one of you can get nothing but a grape skin or a piece of wood from a tree, he should chew it.” (Reported by At-Tirmidhi)
The Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “When the middle of Sha`ban comes, do not fast.” (Reported by Abu Dawud)
Highly offensive fasting:
`A’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated:
“The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prohibited continuous fasting.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Do not fast continuously day and night (Al-Wisal practice).”
(Reported by Al-Bukhari)
`Ammar Ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “He who fasts the day of Shakk (in which it is not decided whether the following day is the beginning of Ramadan or not), disobeys Abul-Qasim, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).”(Reported by Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi)
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever fasts daily throughout his life is just as the one who does not fast at all.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Abu Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: “`Umar asked the Prophet: Messenger of Allah, what is the position of one who perpetually observes fast? Thereupon, he said: 'He neither fasted nor broke it,' or he said: 'He did not fast and he did not break it.'” (Reported by An-Nasa’i)
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “It is not lawful for a woman to fast (optional fasting) without the permission of her husband if he is at home.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Prohibited fasting:
`Umar Ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated:
“Allah's Prophet has forbidden people to fast on the day on which you break fasting (the fast of Ramadan) and the day on which you eat the meat of your sacrifices.” (i.e. the first day of Al-Adha Bairam).
(Reported by Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “The days of Tashriq are the days of eating and drinking.” (Reported by Muslim)
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Is it not true that a woman does not pray and does not fast on menstruating? And that is the defect (loss) in her religion.” (Reported by Al-Bukhari)
here is more info for voluntary fasting and inshaAllah I hope you find them helpful.
http://www.islam-for-everyone.com/teach_islam/Worship/Lesson46.htm