Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Once we were sitting with the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). During this time, a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! I have been ruined. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: What has happened? He replied: I had intercourse with my wife while fasting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Do you have a slave whom you can free? He replied: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Can you fast for two consecutive months? He replied: No, by Allah! O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! (I cannot fast.) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Can you feed sixty poor people? He replied: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: While we were still sitting there, a basket was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in which there were dates. ‘Iraq’ means basket. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Where is the questioner? (Then he said to him:) Take this and give it as charity. The man said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Should I give charity to people poorer than my family? By Allah! There is no one in the whole city poorer than us. The narrator says: So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled until his molar teeth became visible. Then he said: Feed it to your family.
Hadith Referenceصحیح ابن حبان / كتاب الصوم / 3529
Hadith Gradingفضيلة الشيخ الإمام محمد ناصر الدين الألبانيصحيح: ق انظر (3515).فضيلة الشيخ العلّامة شُعيب الأرناؤوطإسناده صحيح