FASTING IN THE MONTH OF SHAWWAL

• It is recommended for muslims to fast 6 days in the month of shawwal (subsequent to the month of Ramadan).
• Fasting the 6 days in Shawwal after the obligatory fast of Ramadan is Sunnah Mustahabbah (nafl), not waajib (compulsory).
• Whoever fast in the month of Ramadan and then follows the 6 fast of shawwal, the reward will be equal to fasting for the whole year or a lifetime.
• Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and follows it with six days of shawwal, it will be as if he fasted for a lifetime".(Sahih Muslim)
• The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: "Whoever fasts for six days after Eid-al-Fitr has completed the year:(whoever does a good deed [hasanah] will have ten hasanah like it)".
• Another of the important benefits of fasting 6 days of shawwal is that; for travellers/ill persons/girls who missed their obligatory fast of Ramadan due to unavoidable circumstances then for them fasting 6 days of shawwal makes up for any shortfall in their obligatory Ramadan fasts.
• There is a great virtue and an immense reward for these six fast of shawwal (in any order, either successive or with intervals).
• According to sunnah: A'isha (radiAllahu anha) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah Prophet Muhammad salAllahu alayhi wasallam used to fast Mondays and Thursdays".We may also fast on Mondays and Thursdays as in that case we would be following another Sunnah.

Note- If  anything stated above is incorrect, please let me know as I am not an islamic scholar.May allah forgive me for my mistakes.Aameen.