Sahih al-Bukhari 6465 (Book 84, Hadith 2)
He said, “I had sexual relation with my wife (while I was fasting) in Ramadan.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
“Have you got enough to manumit a slave?” He said, “No.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Can you fast for two
successive months?” The man said, “No.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Can you feed sixty poor persons?” The
man said, “No.” Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, “Sit down,” and he sat down. Afterwards an ‘Irq, i.e., a
big basket containing dates was brought to the Prophet (ﷺ) and the Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, “Take this and
give it in charity.” The man said, “To poorer people than we?” On that, the Prophet (ﷺ) smiled till his
premolar teeth became visible, and then told him, “Feed your family with it.” (See Hadith No. 157,
Vol 3)
Sahih al-Bukhari 6465 (Book 84, Hadith 2)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. The compilation known as Sahih al-Bukhari is a paramount collection of the Sunnah and hadith of the Prophet Muhammad. Its creator, Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī, dedicated his life to this work, completing it around 847. It holds a position of immense respect as arguably the most authentic book in Sunni Islam after the Holy Quran. As a key pillar of the six canonical books (Kutub al-Sittah), its detailed 97-chapter structure houses an estimated 7,563 narrations that continue to shape Islamic theology, law, and ethics to this day.
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