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Is it obligatory to make up missed fasts before fasting six days of Shawwal?

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The questioner : May peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you, esteemed Shaykh.

The Shaykh : And peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.

The questioner : Is it obligatory to make up missed fasts before fasting the six days of Shawwal?

The Shaykh : Yes, it is necessary to begin by making up the missed fasts, then to fast the six days, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it with six days of Shawwal, it is as if he fasted for a lifetime. من صام رمضان ثم أتبعه بست من شوال كان كمن صام الدهر
Sunan Ibn Majah 1716Sahih (Darussalam)
. He said:
Whoever fasts Ramadan then follows it من صام رمضان ثم أتبعه
Sunan Ibn Majah 1716Sahih (Darussalam)
Therefore, it is necessary to make up what is owed from Ramadan first, and then to fast the six days. Yes.
Source alathar.net

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