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Sahih al-Bukhari 1937 (Book 30, Hadith 44) #1857
Atoning for Sins Through Charity

SUMMARY: A man who had sexual intercourse with his wife while fasting in Ramadan was asked to atone for his sin by either freeing a slave, fasting for two months or feeding sixty poor people. When he could not do any of these, the Prophet (ﷺ) told him to feed his family with dates instead.

Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I had sexual intercourse with my wife on Ramadan (while fasting)". The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet ﷺ asked him, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He replied in the negative. He asked him, "Can you afford to feed sixty poor persons?" He replied in the negative. (Abu Huraira added): Then a basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet ﷺ and he said (to that man), "Feed (poor people) with this by way of atonement". He said, "(Should I feed it) to poorer people than we? There is no poorer house than ours between its (Medina's) mountains". The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then feed your family with it".
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الأَخِرَ وَقَعَ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فِي رَمَضَانَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَتَجِدُ مَا تُحَرِّرُ رَقَبَةً ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَتَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَصُومَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَفَتَجِدُ مَا تُطْعِمُ بِهِ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِعَرَقٍ فِيهِ تَمْرٌ ـ وَهُوَ الزَّبِيلُ ـ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَطْعِمْ هَذَا عَنْكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ عَلَى أَحْوَجَ مِنَّا مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ أَحْوَجُ مِنَّا‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَطْعِمْهُ أَهْلَكَ
TOPICS
atonement  *  charity  *  fasting  *  istighfar  *  sadaqah  *  saum  *  ramadan

QUICK LESSONS:
Do good deeds, Help others in need
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about atoning for sins through charity. It tells us that if someone has committed a sin, they can make up for it by doing good deeds such as freeing a slave, fasting two months or feeding sixty poor people. If they cannot do any of these things then they should feed their own family instead. This teaches us that we should always try to make up for our mistakes and wrongdoings by doing good deeds and helping others in need. We should also remember that even small acts of kindness can help us make up for our sins and bring us closer to Allah SWT.

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