Sahih al-Bukhari 6466 (Book 84, Hadith 3)
matter?” He said, “I have done a sexual relation with my wife (while fasting) in Ramadan.” The
Prophet said to him?” “Can you afford to manumit a slave?” He said, “No.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Can
you fast for two successive months?” He said, “No.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Can you feed sixty poor
persons?” He said, “No.” Then an Ansari man came with an Irq (a big basket full of dates). The
Prophet said (to the man), “Take this (basket) and give it in charity.” That man said, “To poorer people
than we, O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)? By Him Who has sent you with the Truth! There is no house in between
the two mountains (of the city of Medina) poorer than we.” So the Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him), “Go and feed
it to your family.”
Sahih al-Bukhari 6466 (Book 84, Hadith 3)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Compiled by the esteemed Islamic scholar Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Bukhārī around 847 CE, Sahih al-Bukhari stands as one of the most revered and authoritative collections within Sunni Islam. This monumental work is a primary component of the Kutub al-Sittah, or the six canonical books of hadith. It is distinguished by its rigorous methodology and is often considered the most authentic book after the Quran. The collection is meticulously organized into 97 chapters, encompassing approximately 7,563 individual narrations of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings, actions, and approvals, forming a vital foundation for Islamic law and practice.
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