Arabic (Original)
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنِي أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْحَافِظُ أَنَّ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَوْحٍ الدِّمَشْقِيَّ حَدَّثَهُمْ نا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْجُوعِيُّ نا مَسْرُوقُ بْنُ صَدَقَةَ عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ هَلَكْتُ قَالَ وَيْحَكَ وَمَا ذَاكَ؟ قَالَ وَقَعْتُ عَلَى أَهْلِي فِي يَوْمٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ قَالَ أَعْتِقْ رَقَبَةً قَالَ مَا أَجِدُهَا قَالَ فَصُمْ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ قَالَ مَا أَسْتَطِيعُ قَالَ فَأَطْعِمْ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا قَالَ مَا أَجِدُ قَالَ فَأُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِعَرَقٍ فِيهِ تَمْرٌ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ صَاعًا قَالَ خُذْهُ فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ قَالَ عَلَى أَفْقَرَ مِنْ أَهْلِي فَوَاللهِ مَا بَيْنَ لَابَتَيِ الْمَدِينَةِ أَحْوَجُ مِنْ أَهْلِي قَالَ فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ حَتَّى بَدَتْ نَوَاجِذُهُ قَالَ خُذْهُ وَاسْتَغْفِرِ اللهَ وَأَطْعِمْهُ أَهْلَكَ وَكَذَلِكَ
English Translation
Abu Hurairah narrated: A man said: "O Messenger of Allah, I am ruined." The Prophet asked: "What happened?" He said: "I had relations with my wife during a day of Ramadan." The Prophet said: "Free a slave." He said: "I cannot." "Fast two consecutive months." He said: "I cannot." "Feed sixty poor people." He said: "I cannot." Then a basket of dates containing fifteen sa' was brought to the Prophet. He said: "Take it and give it in charity." The man said: "To someone poorer than my family? By Allah, there is no household between the two lava fields of Madinah more needy than mine." The Prophet laughed until his pre-molar teeth showed, then said: "Take it, seek Allah's forgiveness, and feed your family."