Mishkat al-Masabih — Hadith #49189

On the authority of Abu Hurairah, he said: While we were sitting with the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, a man came to him and said: O Messenger of God, I have perished. He said: “What’s wrong with you?” He said: I had intercourse with my wife while I was fasting. Then the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: “Can you find a slave to free?” . He said: No. He said: “So can you fast for two consecutive months?” He said: No. He said: “Can you afford to feed sixty poor people?” He said: No. He said: “Sit down.” The Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, stayed and while we were doing that, an arak containing dates was brought to the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, and the arak was mixed. The huge one said: “Where is the questioner?” He said: I am. He said: “Take this and give it in charity.” The man said: Are you poorer than me, O Messenger of God? By God, between her two daughters, he wants the free women, the people of a household poorer than my household. Then the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, laughed until his fangs showed. Then he said: “Feed your family with it.”