I had intercourse with my wife in Ramadan, but O honorable Shaykh, I am unable to fast, and my situation is that I am working. Is there another expiation?
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : I had intercourse with my wife in Ramadan. But O honorable Shaykh, I am unable to fast, and my situation is that I am working. Is there another expiation?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is another expiation, which is feeding sixty poor people. Because the one who has intercourse with his wife during the day in Ramadan in his home country must free a slave. If he does not find one, then he must fast two consecutive months. If he is unable to do that, then he must feed sixty poor people. However, if he has intercourse with her outside his home country, such as a man who traveled for 'Umrah, for example: he and his family were fasting. Then he decided to have intercourse with her during this journey, whether on the road or in Makkah, there is no harm. Even if he intends to stay for the entire month of Ramadan, because a traveler is not obligated to fast. Yes.
The questioner : Is there any advice?
The Shaykh : What? Of course. There is no doubt that the advice is that a person must fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and not turn the blessing of Allah into disbelief, where Allah has blessed him with a wife, so that he does not make that a cause for violating the sanctities of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by having intercourse during the day in Ramadan. A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said:. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) confirmed his statement: . And he considered this destruction. And the night is near, praise be to Allah. He may have intercourse with her in the middle of the day, and only half the day remains for them, or at the beginning of the day, and the rest of the day remains. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is another expiation, which is feeding sixty poor people. Because the one who has intercourse with his wife during the day in Ramadan in his home country must free a slave. If he does not find one, then he must fast two consecutive months. If he is unable to do that, then he must feed sixty poor people. However, if he has intercourse with her outside his home country, such as a man who traveled for 'Umrah, for example: he and his family were fasting. Then he decided to have intercourse with her during this journey, whether on the road or in Makkah, there is no harm. Even if he intends to stay for the entire month of Ramadan, because a traveler is not obligated to fast. Yes.
The questioner : Is there any advice?
The Shaykh : What? Of course. There is no doubt that the advice is that a person must fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and not turn the blessing of Allah into disbelief, where Allah has blessed him with a wife, so that he does not make that a cause for violating the sanctities of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) by having intercourse during the day in Ramadan. A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: