My mother prevents me from fasting the voluntary fasts, so what should I do?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. She says: I want to fast on Mondays and Thursdays and the white days, but my mother refuses to let me fast out of concern for me, so what should I do?

Answer:
If fasting on Mondays and Thursdays causes you clear hardship, then obey your mother, because she is doing so out of concern for you. But if fasting them does not cause you hardship, then follow your desire and inform her that it does not burden you and that you want the reward and recompense. If you explain that to her, the most likely outcome is that she will accept it, because the reason she is holding you back is her concern for you and her belief that it will harm you. So if you clarify to her that it does not burden you and does not harm your health, the most likely outcome is that she will accept it, because she wants complete good for you.