Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 6821

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Book 86: Limits and Punishments set by Allah (Hudood)

Chapter: If somebody commits a sin less than the legal punishment and informs the ruler, no punishment is to be inflicted on him after his repentance

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Abu Hurairah 5 narrators
Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn ~150 AH – ~240 AH al-Laith bin Sa'd Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn 94 AH – 175 AH al-Zuhri Tābiʿī 51 AH/671 CE – 124 AH/741 CE Humaid bin Abdur Rahman Tābiʿī d. 105 AH or 95 AH Abu Hurairah Companion 12 BH/603 CE – 59 AH/681 CE
Narrated Abu Huraira: A person had sexual relation with his wife in the month of Ramadan (while he was fasting), and he came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) seeking his verdict concerning that action. The Prophet (ﷺ) said (to him), "Can you afford to manumit a slave?" The man said, "No." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Can you fast for two successive months?" He said, "No." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Then feed sixty poor persons."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 6821

In-book reference

Book 86, Hadith 49

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 8, Book 82, Hadith 811

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، وَقَعَ بِامْرَأَتِهِ فِي رَمَضَانَ، فَاسْتَفْتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ تَجِدُ رَقَبَةً ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ صِيَامَ شَهْرَيْنِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَأَطْعِمْ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا ‏"‏‏.‏

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