❖ Question:
What is the ruling when a man forces his wife to have intercourse during the day in Ramadan? It should be noted that neither the husband nor wife is capable of freeing a slave, and due to being engaged in earning a livelihood, they are unable to fast continuously. In such a case, is it sufficient to only feed the poor? And what is the quantity and type of the food to be given?❖ Answer:
If a man compels his wife to intercourse during a day in Ramadan, and both spouses are fasting, then the ruling is as follows:✔ The wife’s fast remains valid, and no expiation (kaffārah) is required from her, because the act was done under compulsion.
✖ However, the man is liable and must offer expiation for violating the sanctity of Ramadan through intercourse. The sequence of kaffārah is:
① Freeing a slave
② If unable to do so, then fasting two consecutive months
③ If unable to do that either, then feeding sixty poor people
This is based on the authentic Hadith of Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه reported in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim.
Additionally, he is also required to make up (qaḍāʾ) for the fast he broke.
— Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn رحمه الله
