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Sahih al-Bukhari 1936 (Book 30, Hadith 43) #1856
Atoning for Sins through Charity

SUMMARY: A man committed a sin and was asked to atone for it by either freeing a slave, fasting for two months or feeding sixty poor people. When he said he could not do any of these, the Prophet (ﷺ) told him to feed his own family with the dates that were brought as charity.

Narrated Abu Huraira: While we were sitting with the Prophet a man came and said, "O Allah's Messenger ! I have been ruined". Allah's Messenger asked what was the matter with him. He replied "I had sexual intercourse with my wife while I was fasting". Allah's Messenger asked him, "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" He replied in the negative. Allah's Messenger asked him, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet asked him, "Can you afford to feed sixty poor persons?" He replied in the negative. The Prophet kept silent and while we were in that state, a big basket full of dates was brought to the Prophet . He asked, "Where is the questioner?" He replied, "I (am here)". The Prophet said (to him), "Take this (basket of dates) and give it in charity". The man said, "Should I give it to a person poorer than I? By Allah; there is no family between its (ie Medina's) two mountains who are poorer than I". The Prophet smiled till his premolar teeth became visible and then said, 'Feed your family with it".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ، فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلَكْتُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ مَا لَكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ وَقَعْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ هَلْ تَجِدُ رَقَبَةً تُعْتِقُهَا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَهَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَصُومَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ فَهَلْ تَجِدُ إِطْعَامَ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ فَمَكَثَ النَّبِيُّ ، فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ بِعَرَقٍ فِيهَا تَمْرٌ ـ وَالْعَرَقُ الْمِكْتَلُ ـ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَيْنَ السَّائِلُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ أَنَا‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ خُذْهَا فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَعَلَى أَفْقَرَ مِنِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا ـ يُرِيدُ الْحَرَّتَيْنِ ـ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ أَفْقَرُ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي، فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ حَتَّى بَدَتْ أَنْيَابُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ أَطْعِمْهُ أَهْلَكَ

TOPICS
charity  *  fasting  *  slavery  *  sinning

QUICK LESSONS:
Do good deeds and help those in need whenever you can even with limited resources; Repent sincerely and ask Allah's forgiveness; Give charity however you can; Strive to make up for your sins through acts of kindness and generosity towards others.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about atoning for sins through charity. It tells us that if someone commits a sin, they can make up for it by doing good deeds such as freeing a slave, fasting or feeding the poor. If they cannot do any of these things then they should still give charity in whatever way possible - even if it is just giving food to their own family. This teaches us that we should always strive to do good deeds and help those in need whenever we can, even if our resources are limited. We should also remember that Allah will forgive us when we sincerely repent and ask Him for forgiveness.

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