Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْأَصْبَهَانِيُّ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرٍ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ ثنا أَبُو عُمَرَ عِيسَى بْنُ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ الْبَزَّارُ بِالرَّمْلَةِ ثنا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ ثنا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَي الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ أَنَّ رَجُلًا جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلَكْتُ قَالَ وَيْحَكَ وَمَا ذَلِكَ؟ قَالَ وَقَعْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِي فِي يَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ فَأَعْتِقْ رَقَبَةً قَالَ مَا أَجِدُ قَالَ فَصُمْ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ قَالَ مَا أَسْتَطِيعُ قَالَ فَأَطْعِمْ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا قَالَ مَا أَجِدُ قَالَ فَأَتَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِعِرْقٍ فِيهِ تَمْرٌ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ صَاعًا قَالَ خُذْهُ فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ قَالَ عَلَى أَفْقَرَ مِنْ أَهْلِي؟ فَوَاللهِ مَا بَيْنَ لَابَتَيِ الْمَدِينَةِ أَحْوَجُ مِنْ أَهْلِي فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى بَدَتْ أَنْيَابُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ خُذْهُ وَاسْتَغْفَرِ اللهَ وَأَطْعِمْهُ أَهْلَكَ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ الْحَافِظُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ هَذَا إِسْنَادٌ صَحِيحٌ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَكَذَلِكَ
English Translation
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, I am ruined! The Prophet said: Woe to you, what happened? He said: I had intercourse with my wife during the day in Ramadan. The Prophet said: Free a slave. He said: I cannot find one. The Prophet said: Fast two consecutive months. He said: I cannot. The Prophet said: Feed sixty poor people. He said: I cannot. Then the Prophet was brought a large basket of dates containing fifteen sa's. He said: Take this and give it in charity. The man said: To someone poorer than my family? By Allah, there is no family between the two lava fields of Madinah more in need than mine. The Messenger of Allah laughed until his canine teeth were visible, then said: Take it, seek Allah's forgiveness, and feed your family. Al-Daraqutni said: This chain is authentic.