The Expiation for Intercourse with a Woman Who Is Willing, Coerced, or Forgetful
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The questioner:
And if a man has intercourse with a woman at the end of Ramadan, and he is a man from his wife in the night, and they are the ignorant and the unaware among the people.
The Shaykh:
We have already spoken about the woman. We said that if she is willing and compliant, she owes the expiation. But if she is coerced or forced by the man, she does not owe an expiation, because she is coerced, and the coerced person’s action is not considered an action; the action is from the one who coerced. This is regarding the woman, and the question remains.
The questioner:
And what is the purpose sought by the ignorant and the unaware among the people?
The Shaykh:
Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not ask this man for details. He did not say to him, “Are you ignorant? Are you forgetful?” He did not ask him for details.
And if a man has intercourse with a woman at the end of Ramadan, and he is a man from his wife in the night, and they are the ignorant and the unaware among the people.
The Shaykh:
We have already spoken about the woman. We said that if she is willing and compliant, she owes the expiation. But if she is coerced or forced by the man, she does not owe an expiation, because she is coerced, and the coerced person’s action is not considered an action; the action is from the one who coerced. This is regarding the woman, and the question remains.
The questioner:
And what is the purpose sought by the ignorant and the unaware among the people?
The Shaykh:
Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not ask this man for details. He did not say to him, “Are you ignorant? Are you forgetful?” He did not ask him for details.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع كتاب الصيام - 2 — islamhouse.com (37:29)
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