Text copied Link copied

Al-Fatawa – home

﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

Scholar
Search mode

The ruling on one who has intercourse during the day in Ramadan while ignorant

Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner:
The Shaykh: I married before Ramadan, and then I was ignorant, so he would have intercourse during the day of Ramadan, he and his wife, meaning they were ignorant of the prohibition? I did not know until after a period of time.

The Shaykh:
The safest course for him is to pay the expiation. Some scholars hold that he owes nothing due to his ignorance, or that his statement is accepted, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we haveرَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا
[Al-Baqarah 2:286]
and that we be held accountable. However, the majority of scholars hold that the expiation is obligatory upon him. He must make up the day on which he had intercourse, and he must pay the expiation. He must fast and pay the expiation, which is feeding sixty poor people. If he is unable, he must fast for two consecutive months. If he is unable, he must feed sixty poor people.
The hadith of the one who said, “O Messenger of Allah, I am ruined.” They asked, “What happened?” He said, “I had intercourse with my wife in Ramadan.” But this one appears to be aware; he said, “I am ruined,” knowing that it is an abomination. As for this one who is ignorant, the safest course for him is to make up the fast; because he did not ask and did not look into it, the safest course for him is to make it up. Yes, yes, may you live long. Is it obligatory for their wives to pay expiation as well? Like the road, one for all of them. And if he had intercourse a number of times. For every day, regarding the expiation, for every day, regarding the expiation, yes.
Source صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (44:09)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

Flag this fatwa