Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ الْحَافِظُ ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أنبأ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ هَلَكْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ وَمَا أَهْلَكَكَ؟ قَالَ وَقَعْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِي فِي رَمَضَانَ قَالَ فَهَلْ تَجِدُ مَا تُعْتِقُ رَقَبَةً؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَصُومَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ تَجِدْ مَا تُطْعِمُ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِعَرَقٍ فِيهِ تَمْرٌ فَقَالَ تَصَدَّقْ بِهَذَا فَقَالَ أَفْقَرُ مِنَّا فَمَا بَيْنَ لَابَتَيْهَا بَيْتٌ أَحْوَجُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَّا فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى بَدَتْ أَنْيَابُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ اذْهَبْ فَأَطْعِمْهُ أَهْلَكَ
English Translation
A man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: 'I am ruined, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'What has ruined you?' He said: 'I had relations with my wife during Ramadan.' He said: 'Can you free a slave?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Can you fast two consecutive months?' He said: 'No.' He said: 'Can you feed sixty poor people?' He said: 'No.' Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) was brought a basket containing dates, and he said: 'Give this in charity.' The man said: 'To someone poorer than us? There is no household between its two lava fields more in need than us.' The Prophet (peace be upon him) laughed until his canine teeth showed, then said: 'Go and feed your family with it.'