Is there an expiation for the husband and wife if they engage in intercourse during the day of Ramadan?
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The questioner : Regarding intercourse during the day of Ramadan for those upon whom fasting is obligatory, is the expiation upon both the husband and the wife?
The Shaykh : Yes, the expiation is upon both the husband and the wife if the wife chose to do so. However, if she was forced to do so, there is no expiation upon her because she was coerced, and her fast is not invalidated by it either because she was coerced. The expiation is in order: freeing a slave. If he does not find one, then fasting two consecutive months. If he is unable to do so, then feeding sixty poor people. It is not permissible to feed the poor if one is capable of fasting.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the third issue included in the question, it is if one forgets the intention. I do not imagine that forgetting the intention would occur, because if a person intends to fast, he usually gets up at the end of the night and eats the pre-dawn meal, and by doing so, he has intended to fast. So I do not imagine what the meaning of forgetting would be.
The questioner : Yes, the second question says.
The Shaykh : Yes, the expiation is upon both the husband and the wife if the wife chose to do so. However, if she was forced to do so, there is no expiation upon her because she was coerced, and her fast is not invalidated by it either because she was coerced. The expiation is in order: freeing a slave. If he does not find one, then fasting two consecutive months. If he is unable to do so, then feeding sixty poor people. It is not permissible to feed the poor if one is capable of fasting.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for the third issue included in the question, it is if one forgets the intention. I do not imagine that forgetting the intention would occur, because if a person intends to fast, he usually gets up at the end of the night and eats the pre-dawn meal, and by doing so, he has intended to fast. So I do not imagine what the meaning of forgetting would be.
The questioner : Yes, the second question says.