Hadith #190

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Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a man came to Allah's Messenger ﷺ and said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! I am ruined!" the Prophet ﷺ said, "Waihaka (May Allah be merciful to you) !" The man said, "I have done sexual intercourse with my wife while fasting in Ramadan." the Prophet ﷺ said, "Manumit a slave." The man said, " I cannot afford that. " the Prophet ﷺ said; "Then fast for two successive months." The man said, " I have no power to do so." the Prophet ﷺ said, "Then feed sixty poor persons." The man said, "I have nothing (to feed sixty persons). Later a basket full of dates were brought to the Prophet ﷺ and he said (to the man), "Take it and give it in charity." The man said, "O Allah's Messenger ﷺ! Shall I give it to people other than my family? By Him in Whose Hand my life is, there is nobody poorer than me in the whole city of Medina." the Prophet ﷺ smiled till his premolar teeth became visible, and said, "Take it." Az-Zuhri said (that the Prophet ﷺ said). "Wailaka