Preventing a Wife from Fasting the Makeup of Ramadan

Question
A woman is prevented by her husband from fasting the makeup of Ramadan. Should she obey her husband? Who is accountable for her not fasting, her or him for preventing her from fasting?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: The fasting of the missed days of Ramadan is an individual obligation, and its ruling is like that of Ramadan, so the husband's approval is not needed, and he cannot prevent her from it; because it is a right of God Almighty, which takes precedence over the rights of the servant. The husband may only prevent her from voluntary fasts, and God knows best.
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