If someone has qaḍāʾ fasts left over from a number of previous Ramadans, it does not matter which month of Ramadan he keeps qaḍāʾ fasts for first. However, if the time for the qaḍāʾ of the last month of Ramadan is short – for example, he has to keep five qaḍāʾ fasts from the last month of Ramadan and only five days remain until the beginning of the next month of Ramadan – it is better that he keep the qaḍāʾ fasts for the last month of Ramadan first.