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Sahih Muslim 1111a — Ramadan Expiation
The strict prohibition of intercourse during the day in Ramadan for one who is fasting; And the obligation of offering major expiation and the definition thereof; And that it is obligatory for both the one who can afford it and the one who cannot afford it, and it remains an obligation for the one who cannot afford it until he has the means
Ramadan Expiation Hadith for Intercourse While Fasting
Sahih Muslim : 1111a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1111a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، - قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، - عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ، الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، - رضى الله عنه - قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ هَلَكْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " وَمَا أَهْلَكَكَ " . قَالَ وَقَعْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِي فِي رَمَضَانَ . قَالَ " هَلْ تَجِدُ مَا تُعْتِقُ رَقَبَةً " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَهَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَصُومَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَهَلْ تَجِدُ مَا تُطْعِمُ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا " . قَالَ لاَ - قَالَ - ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِعَرَقٍ فِيهِ تَمْرٌ . فَقَالَ " تَصَدَّقْ بِهَذَا " . قَالَ أَفْقَرَ مِنَّا فَمَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ أَحْوَجُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَّا . فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى بَدَتْ أَنْيَابُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ " اذْهَبْ فَأَطْعِمْهُ أَهْلَكَ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
A person came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, I am undone. He (the Holy Prophet) said: What has brought about your ruin? He said: I have had intercourse with my wife during the month of Ramadan. Upon this he (the Holy prophet) said: Can you find a slave to set him free? He said: NO He (the Prophet again) said: Can you observe fast for two consecutive months? He said: No. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Can you provide food to sixty poor people?, He said: No.He then sat down and (in the meanwhile) there was brought to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) a basket which contained dates. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Give these (dates) in charity. He (the man) said: Am I to give to one who is poorer than I? There is no family poorer than mine between the two lava plains of Medina. The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) laughed so that his molar teeth became visible and said: Go and give it to your family to eat.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1111aIn-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 101USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2457
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1111a
This famous hadith is about Ramadan expiation for intercourse while fasting. A man came to the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and said he was ruined because he had intercourse with his wife during Ramadan. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked whether he could free a slave. He said no. Then he asked whether he could fast two consecutive months. He said no. Then he asked whether he could feed sixty poor people. He said no. Later, a basket of dates was brought. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told him to give it in charity. When the man said that no family between the two lava plains of Medina was poorer than his, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم laughed and told him to feed it to his family. The hadith shows law, honesty, poverty, and mercy in one scene.
What we learn from this hadith
- The man admitted his mistake instead of hiding it.
- The expiation steps mentioned are freeing a slave, fasting two consecutive months, or feeding sixty poor people.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked about the man’s ability before moving to the next option.
- The man’s poverty was considered in the final instruction to feed his family.
