Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ وَغَيْرُهُمَا قَالُوا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ أنبأ مَالِكٌ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ قَالَ أَتَى أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَنْتِفُ شَعْرَهُ وَيُضْرَبُ نَحْرُهُ وَيَقُولُ هَلَكَ الْأَبْعَدُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ أَصَبْتُ أَهْلِي فِي رَمَضَانَ وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تُعْتِقَ رَقَبَةً؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَهَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تُهْدِيَ بَدَنَةً؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَاجْلِسْ فَأُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِعَرَقِ تَمْرٍ فَقَالَ خُذْ هَذَا فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ قَالَ مَا أَجِدُ أَحْوَجَ مِنِّي قَالَ فَكُلْهُ وَصُمْ يَوْمًا مَكَانَ مَا أَصَبْتَ قَالَ عَطَاءٌ فَسَأَلْتُ سَعِيدًا كَمْ فِي ذَلِكَ الْعَرَقِ؟ قَالَ مَا بَيْنَ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ صَاعًا إِلَى عِشْرِينَ هَكَذَا
English Translation
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib said: 'A Bedouin came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) pulling out his hair and beating his chest, saying: "The wretch is ruined!" The Messenger of Allah said: "What happened?" He said: "I had relations with my wife while fasting in Ramadan." The Messenger of Allah said: "Can you free a slave?" He said: "No." He said: "Can you offer a sacrificial camel?" He said: "No." He said: "Then sit down." The Messenger of Allah was brought a basket of dates. He said: "Take this and give it in charity." He said: "I do not find anyone more in need than myself." He said: "Then eat it and fast a day in place of what you missed." Ata' said: I asked Sa'id: "How much was in that basket?" He said: "Between fifteen and twenty sa'."'