Is it permissible to fast the six days of Shawwal with the intention of making up for the days a woman missed due to menstruation, or must she first make up for those days and then fast the six days of Shawwal?
It is not permissible to fast the six days of Shawwal with the dual intention of making up remaining fasts and observing the of Shawwal concurrently. This is because making up Ramadan fasts is obligatory, based on the Almighty's saying: "But whoever among you is ill or on a journey, then [he must fast] an equal number of other days." Fasting the six days of Shawwal, however, is a Sunnah. The six days [of Shawwal] are intended for their own sake, and the make-up days are intended for their own sake. Therefore, it is not possible to combine two different intentions. Thus, a woman must first make up the fasts she missed from Ramadan, and then fast the six days of Shawwal as a Sunnah.
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