Is it permissible to perform voluntary fasting if one is obligated to fast as a form of expiation due to an oath?
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may Allah protect him):
It is permissible, and one can also perform the obligatory fast for expiation or others on a recommended day, thus fulfilling the obligatory fast while also earning the reward for fasting on a recommended day.
Source: Official Website + Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Conditions for the Validity and Obligation of Fasting, Article 1035
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
It is a condition for the validity of voluntary fasting that one does not have to make up a fast from the month of Ramadan, and it is recommended to ensure that one’s obligations are not tied to another obligatory fast.
Source: Message on Prayer and Fasting, Fasting, Conditions for the Obligation and Validity of Fasting
May you be successful in all good.