Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever fasts Ramadan and then follows it with six fasts of Shawwal, that is like perpetual fasting."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب الخاء / 3899