Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "I have had intercourse with my wife during Ramadan (while fasting)." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Free a slave." He said, "I do not have one." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Fast for two consecutive months." He said, "I am not able to do that." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Feed sixty needy people." He said, "I cannot do that either." The narrator states: A basket containing fifteen sa’ of dates was brought to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he said, "Take this and give it as charity on your behalf." He said, "O Messenger of Allah! In the whole city, no one is more in need of it than us." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then feed it to your family." These are the words of the narrator named Bakkar, and the narrator named Muhammad bin Abu Hafsah has also followed him in transmitting it.