Question: If a woman broke her fast during Ramadan due to period wanted to fast in compensation for those days, should she fast the compensatory days or the six days of Shawwal first?
Answer: Scholars have different opinions in this regards. Some say that a woman should fast in compensation before fasting the six days of Shawwal, while others say that she can fast the six days of Shawwal even before fasting the compensatory days. I prefer the second opinion because it was narrated in the hadith that Mrs. Aisha used to fast the compensatory days in Shaaban and she probably used to fast the voluntary fast at its due time.