Is it permissible to fast the six days of Shawwal before making up for the missed days of Ramadan due to menstruation, and can they be counted as part of the make-up days?
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Scholars have differed on the permissibility of observing voluntary fasts before making up the obligatory fasts of . The preponderant opinion is that it is permissible and valid, even though it is more befitting to make up the Ramadan fasts first because they are obligatory.
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