8th day of fasting

Assalamua'laikum everyone out there?

How are you gals and guys doing?Hows your Syawwal?

Have you started fasting you 6 days of Syawwal yet?

Well I'm on my 8th day of fasting today.Of course I'm still doing my qadho. Plus today,I still have 4 more days to go before doing my 6 days of Syawwal.

Some might say,why in the world is she mentioning how many days she has to do her qadho?

Why must she tell the world?

Doesn't she feel shy about telling it to everyone?

Fact is I did give this a thought.

But its a normal thing for a woman to have her mens.In a way its a give from above.Theres nothing to be ashamed of that.

Secondly,I want to motivate myself and many other women out there that we can do it!

Thats doing our qadho first then our 6 days of Syawwal all at once in Syawwal.

It just needs determination and of course...lots of du'a so that Allah gives us strength to complete the fasting.Its very challenging especially when you're invited to open houses and all you do is sit and watch everyone eat all the good food.(I still go to invitations if I have my kids around.They can do the eating on my behalf)

And for you men out there?

Well for one you can make sure that you yourself  finish the sunnah fasting this month.I know its not WAJIB but looking at the rewards waiting and how you ONLY need to do 6 days..I don't see why you should pass this great offer.You know the rewards waiting right?Its like you fast the entire year!And on a normal basis I'm very sure nobody is able to do that.

Thawban (Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace be upon him, his family, and companions) said, “Whoever fasts Ramadan, and then six days after Eid, it is [like fasting] an entire year. Whoever does a good deed shall have ten times its reward.” [Ibn Majah, Muntaqa]

And do give support to the women in your life to do it.

When there are days where I get up a bit late,my husband wakes me up for sahur and say:

"Wake up for your sahur...You're fasting right?"