Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الْقَطِيعِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ حدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثنا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أنبأ مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلَكْتُ قَالَ وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ أَصَبْتُ أَهْلِي فِي رَمَضَانَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَتَجِدُ رَقَبَةً؟ قَالَ لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ أَفَتَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَصُومَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ؟ قَالَ لَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ أَفَتَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تُطْعِمَ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا؟ قَالَ لَا أَجِدُهُ قَالَ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِعَرَقٍ فِيهِ تَمْرٌ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهَذَا فَقَالَ عَلَى أَفْقَرَ مِنِّي وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا بَيْنَ لَابَتَيْهَا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ أَحْوَجُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَّا قَالَ فَضَحِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ اذْهَبْ بِهِ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ وَإِنَّمَا كَانَ هَذَا رُخْصَةً لِلرَّجُلِ وَحْدَهُ وَلَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَصَابَ أَهْلَهُ فِي رَمَضَانَ الْيَوْمَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُكَفِّرَ
English Translation
A man came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I am ruined.' He said: 'What happened?' He said: 'I had relations with my wife in Ramadan.' The Prophet said: 'Can you free a slave?' He said: 'No, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Can you fast two consecutive months?' He said: 'No, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'Can you feed sixty poor people?' He said: 'I cannot.' Then the Prophet was brought a basket of dates, and he said: 'Go and give this in charity.' The man said: 'To someone poorer than me? By the One who sent you with the truth, there is no household between its two lava fields more in need than us.' The Messenger of Allah laughed and then said: 'Take it to your family.' Al-Zuhri said: 'This was a concession for that man alone. If a man were to do what he did today, he would have no choice but to expiate.'