Is it permissible to observe voluntary fasting to make up for days missed from Ramadan or to atone for oaths sworn regarding things one did not do?
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Supererogatory acts do not substitute for obligatory ones, nor do they take their place. Therefore, whoever has an obligatory fast to perform cannot compensate for it with a supererogatory fast. Similarly, supererogatory prayers do not fulfill the obligation of prescribed prayers. As for expiation for an oath (kaffarat al-yameen), it is done by feeding ten poor people, or clothing them, or freeing a slave. If one is unable to do so, then by fasting three days. This fasting is obligatory, and a supererogatory fast cannot compensate for it.
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