The ruling on fasting six days of Shawwal before making up missed days of Ramadan
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is it permissible to fast six days of Shawwal before making up the days he missed in Ramadan, or must he make them up first?
Answer:
The safest course is to make up the missed days first, and then fast the six days if there is still time remaining in Shawwal. This is based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 13:437 He said: He who fasted Ramadan, and he who had to make up days after Ramadan, fasted all of Ramadan. Yes.
A questioner asks: Is it permissible to fast six days of Shawwal before making up the days he missed in Ramadan, or must he make them up first?
Answer:
The safest course is to make up the missed days first, and then fast the six days if there is still time remaining in Shawwal. This is based on the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever fasts Ramadan and then follows it with six days of Shawwal
مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ فَأَتْبَعَهُ سِتًّا مِنْ شَوَّالٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 01 من 04/ دورة علمية في شرح كتاب الصيام من دليل الطالب / كتاب الصيام / صالح الفوزان / الفقه — youtube.com (41:25)
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