How does al-Nawawī present al-Shāfiʿī’s views on a guardian fulfilling an obligatory fast owed by the deceased?
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- All Shāfiʿī scholars agree without qualification that it is valid
- It is treated as wholly identical to voluntary fasting in all cases
- No disagreement or different view is reported from al-Shāfiʿī
- There are two views: the famous one denies validity, while later critical Shāfiʿī scholars prefer the view affirming it