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Jami at-Tirmidhi 724 — Ramadan Kaffarah
What Has Been Related About The Atonement For Breaking The Fast During Ramadan
Ramadan Kaffarah Hadith for Intercourse While Fasting
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 724
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 724
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، وَأَبُو عَمَّارٍ وَالْمَعْنَى وَاحِدٌ وَاللَّفْظُ لَفْظُ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلَكْتُ . قَالَ " وَمَا أَهْلَكَكَ " . قَالَ وَقَعْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِي فِي رَمَضَانَ . قَالَ " هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تُعْتِقَ رَقَبَةً " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَهَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَصُومَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " فَهَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تُطْعِمَ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا " . قَالَ لاَ . قَالَ " اجْلِسْ " . فَجَلَسَ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِعَرَقٍ فِيهِ تَمْرٌ - وَالْعَرَقُ الْمِكْتَلُ الضَّخْمُ قَالَ " تَصَدَّقْ بِهِ " . فَقَالَ مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا أَحَدٌ أَفْقَرَ مِنَّا . قَالَ فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى بَدَتْ أَنْيَابُهُ . قَالَ " فَخُذْهُ فَأَطْعِمْهُ أَهْلَكَ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَعَائِشَةَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فِي مَنْ أَفْطَرَ فِي رَمَضَانَ مُتَعَمِّدًا مِنْ جِمَاعٍ وَأَمَّا مَنْ أَفْطَرَ مُتَعَمِّدًا مِنْ أَكْلٍ أَوْ شُرْبٍ فَإِنَّ أَهْلَ الْعِلْمِ قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ الْقَضَاءُ وَالْكَفَّارَةُ . وَشَبَّهُوا الأَكْلَ وَالشُّرْبَ بِالْجِمَاعِ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَإِسْحَاقَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ الْقَضَاءُ وَلاَ كَفَّارَةَ عَلَيْهِ لأَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا ذُكِرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْكَفَّارَةُ فِي الْجِمَاعِ وَلَمْ تُذْكَرْ عَنْهُ فِي الأَكْلِ وَالشُّرْبِ . وَقَالُوا لاَ يُشْبِهُ الأَكْلُ وَالشُّرْبُ الْجِمَاعَ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ . وَقَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ وَقَوْلُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي أَفْطَرَ فَتَصَدَّقَ عَلَيْهِ " خُذْهُ فَأَطْعِمْهُ أَهْلَكَ " . يَحْتَمِلُ هَذَا مَعَانِيَ يَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ تَكُونَ الْكَفَّارَةُ عَلَى مَنْ قَدَرَ عَلَيْهَا وَهَذَا رَجُلٌ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلَى الْكَفَّارَةِ فَلَمَّا أَعْطَاهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَيْئًا وَمَلَكَهُ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ مَا أَحَدٌ أَفْقَرَ إِلَيْهِ مِنَّا . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " خُذْهُ فَأَطْعِمْهُ أَهْلَكَ " . لأَنَّ الْكَفَّارَةَ إِنَّمَا تَكُونُ بَعْدَ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ قُوتِهِ . وَاخْتَارَ الشَّافِعِيُّ لِمَنْ كَانَ عَلَى مِثْلِ هَذَا الْحَالِ أَنْ يَأْكُلَهُ وَتَكُونَ الْكَفَّارَةُ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنًا فَمَتَى مَا مَلَكَ يَوْمًا مَا كَفَّرَ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
A Man Came And Said: "O Messenger Of Allah; I Am Ruined!" He Said: "What Has Ruined You?" He Said: "I Had Sexual Relations With My Wife During Ramadan." He Said: "Are You Able To Free A Slave?" He Said, "No." He Said: "Then Are You Able To Fast For Two Consecutive Months?" He Said, "No." He Said: "Then Are You Able To Feed Sixty Needy People?" He Said, "No." He Said: "Sit." So He Sat.A Big Basket Full Of Dates Was Brought To The Prophet, And He Said: "Give It In Charity." So He Said: "There Is No One Needier Than Us Between Its Two Mountains." So The Prophet Laughing Until His Pre-Molar Teeth Appeared, And He Said: "Then Take It To Feed Your Family."
[1] Meaning, Al-Madinah.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 724In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 43English translation : Vol. 2, Book 3, Hadith 724
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 724
This Ramadan kaffarah hadith shows a man coming to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in deep distress after having sexual relations with his wife during Ramadan. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asks him, step by step, whether he can free a slave, fast two consecutive months, or feed sixty needy people. Each time, the man says he cannot. Then a basket of dates is brought, and he is told to give it in charity. When he explains that his own family is the neediest, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم laughs and tells him to feed his family with it. The hadith teaches seriousness about violating the Ramadan fast, but it also shows mercy, listening, and practical care for a person who is unable to pay the expiation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sexual relations during a Ramadan fast are treated as a serious matter in this text.
- The expiation is presented in steps according to ability.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم listened to the man’s situation before giving the final instruction.
- The poor man’s family need was considered in the answer given to him.
