Hadith #4

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English Translation

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a man came to the Prophet ﷺs and said, "I am ruined!" the Prophet ﷺ said, "What is the matter with you?" He said, "I have done a sexual relation with my wife (while fasting) in Ramadan" the Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He said, "No." the Prophet ﷺ said, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He said, "No." the Prophet ﷺ said, "Can you feed sixty poor persons?" He said, "I have nothing." Later on an Irq (big basket) containing dates was given to the Prophet ﷺ, and the Prophet ﷺ said (to him), "Take this basket and give it in charity." The man said, "To poorer people than we? Indeed, there is nobody between its (i.e., Medina's) two mountains who is poorer than we." the Prophet ﷺ then said, "Take it and feed your family with it