Fasting Six Days of Shawwal

Hadith: Arabic Text followed by English Translation. 

عن أبي أيوب رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ ‏

من صام رمضان ثم أتبعه بست من شوال كان كصيام الدهر‏

مسلم ١١٦٤

Abu Ayyub (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said,

He who observes As-Saum (the fasts) in the month of Ramadan, and also observes As-Saum for six days in the month of Shawwal, it is as if he has observed As-Saum for the whole year.

Muslim 1164