It is narrated from Hazrat Salamah bin Sakhr Bayazi (may Allah be pleased with him) that I was very fond of women, and I do not know any man who had as much intercourse with women as I did. Anyway, Ramadan came, so I made zihar from my wife until the end of Ramadan so that I would not go near her at night. I continued in this way until the day, and I did not find enough strength in myself to completely separate from her. One night, my wife was serving me when the cloth lifted from her thigh, and I had intercourse with her. When morning came, I presented myself before the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and narrated the whole incident. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Free a slave." I said, "By the One who sent you with the truth, I only own myself." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Alright! Fast for two consecutive months." I said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), this calamity that has befallen me is because of fasting." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Give charity and feed sixty needy people."