Breaking an Oath

Question
My husband swore an oath in anger that I should not fast the missed fasts except in the coming month of Rajab, and I am used to fasting in the month of Shawwal every year. Now he is out of the country and has allowed me to fast. Is it permissible for me to fast, and what are the consequences of that?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: It is permissible for you to fast, and he must atone for his oath by feeding ten needy people, and God knows best.
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