Humayd bin Abd al-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I heard Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) say that a man came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! I am ruined." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Woe to you! How so?" He said: "I was fasting in Ramadan and had intercourse with my wife." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you have a slave whom you can free?" He said: "No." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Are you able to fast two consecutive months?" He said: "No." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you have the means to feed sixty poor people?" He said: "No." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) fell silent. Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were sitting in that state when a basket of dates was brought to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Where is the man who was here just now?" And he said: "Take this and give it in charity." He said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! To those who are more in need than me? By Allah, there is no one between the two mountains more in need than me." He (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled until his (peace and blessings be upon him) molar teeth became visible. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Feed it to your household."
Others also narrated it from al-Zuhri with the same meaning. The narration of all of them, and the narration of those we named in the previous chapter, agree that the man's breaking of the fast occurred through intercourse, and that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the expiation in wording that requires a fixed order. And it is narrated from Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), restricted to intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصيام / 8049