Hadith 1936

If somebody had a sexual intercourse with his wife in Ramaḍān and has got nothing, then if he is given something in charity, he should give the expiation of that sinful act.

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Darussalam · Volume 3

30 - THE BOOK OF AS-SAUM (1)(THE FASTING)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 1936 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 32

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1936. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: While we were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ a man came and said, "O Allāh's Messenger! I have been ruined." Allāh's Messenger ﷺ asked what was the matter with him. He replied, "I had sexual intercourse with my wife while I was observing Ṣaum (fast)." Allāh's Messenger ﷺ asked him, "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He replied in the negative. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ asked him, "Can you observe Ṣaum (fast) for two successive months?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Can you afford to feed sixty poor persons?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet ﷺ kept silent and while we were in that state, a big basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet ﷺ. He asked, "Where is the questioner?" He replied, "I (am here)." The Prophet ﷺ said (to him), "Take this (basket of dates) and give it in charity." The man said, "Should I give it to a person poorer than I? By Allāh; there is no family between its (i.e., Al-Madina's) two mountains who are poorer than I." The Prophet ﷺ smiled till his premolar teeth became visible and then said, "Feed your family with it."

Arabic text

1936 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو اليَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلَكْتُ. قَالَ: «مَا لَكَ؟» قَالَ: وَقَعْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «هَلْ تَجِدُ رَقَبَةً تُعْتِقُهَا؟» قَالَ: لاَ، قَالَ: «فَهَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَصُومَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ»، قَالَ: لاَ، فَقَالَ: «فَهَلْ تَجِدُ إِطْعَامَ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا». قَالَ: لاَ، قَالَ: فَمَكَثَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِعَرَقٍ فِيهَا تَمْرٌ - وَالعَرَقُ المِكْتَلُ - قَالَ: «أَيْنَ السَّائِلُ؟» فَقَالَ: أَنَا، قَالَ: «خُذْهَا، فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ» فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: أَعَلَى أَفْقَرَ مِنِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا - يُرِيدُ الحَرَّتَيْنِ - أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ أَفْقَرُ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي، فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى بَدَتْ أَنْيَابُهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَطْعِمْهُ أَهْلَكَ»

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