Keeping the Shawwaal fasts before one's qadha fasts
Question
There is only one week remaining of Shawwaal, and I want to keep the six fasts of Shawwaal. However, I have 13 qadha fasts to keep. Should I keep the qadha fasts first and miss the six fasts of Shawwaal or can I keep the six fasts first and thereafter make up the qadha fasts?
Answer
You may observe the Shawwaal fasts first and thereafter make up for your qadha.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
فصل في العوارض المبيحة لعدم الصوم وقد ذكر المصنف منها خمسة وبقي الإكراه وخوف هلاك أو نقصان عقل ولو بعطش أو جوع شديد ولسعة حية (لمسافر) سفرا شرعيا ولو بمعصية (أو حامل أو مرضع) أما كانت أو ظئرا على الظاهر (خافت بغلبة الظن على نفسها أو ولدها) وقيده البهنسي تبعا لابن الكمال بما إذا تعينت للإرضاع (أو مريض خاف الزيادة) لمرضه وصحيح خاف المرض وخادمة خافت الضعف بغلبة الظن بأمارة أو تجربة أو بإخبار طبيب حاذق مسلم مستور وأفاد في النهر تبعا للبحر جواز التطبيب بالكافر فيما ليس فيه إبطال عبادة قلت وفيه كلام لأن عندهم نصح المسلم كفر فإنى يتطبب بهم وفي البحر عن الظهيرية للأمة أن تمتنع من امتثال أمر المولى إذا كان يعجزها عن إقامة الفرائض لأنها مبقاة على أصل الحرية في الفرائض (الفطر) يوم العذر إلا السفر كما سيجيء (وقضوا) لزوما (ما قدروا بلا فدية و) بلا (ولاء) لأنه على التراخي ولذا جاز التطوع قبله بخلاف قضاء الصلاة
قال العلامة ابن عابدين : (قوله: جاز التطوع قبله) ولو كان الوجوب على الفور لكره لأنه يكون تأخيرا للواجب عن وقته المضيق بحر (رد المحتار 2/423)
(فإن أخره) أي القضاء (حتى جاء) رمضان (آخر قدم الأداء) على القضاء بالإجماع لأنه وقته (ثم قضى ولا فدية عليه) لأن وجوبه على التراخي ولهذا جاز التطوع قبله وعند الشافعي عليه الفداء إن أخره بغير عذر (جمع الأنهر 1/250)
ولا يكره صوم التطوع لمن عليه قضاء رمضان كذا في معراج الدراية (الفتاوى الهندية 1/201)
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- Mufti Zakaria Makada
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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