Is it permissible for someone to voluntarily fast for Allah while they still owe days from an obligatory fast, and what is the ruling on this?
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It is permissible to make up a voluntary fast for someone who has a missed obligatory fast to make up, unless the time for the obligatory fast becomes pressing, in which case it must be prioritized.
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