Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man came to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! I have been ruined. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What has happened to you?" He replied: I had intercourse with my wife during Ramadan (while fasting). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him: "Can you free a slave?" He replied: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Can you fast for two consecutive months?" He replied: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Can you feed sixty needy people?" He replied: No, I do not have the means for that either. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sit down." The man sat down. While he was sitting, a basket of dates was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The word "araq" means a large container. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to the man: "Go and give it as charity." He said: O Messenger of Allah! Should I give charity to someone poorer than us? By the One Who has sent you with the truth, there is no household in the entire city poorer than ours. The narrator says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled so much that his molar teeth became visible. Then he said: "Go and feed it to your family."