Narrated from Sayyiduna Salamah bin Sakhr Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was a man who had a greater desire for intercourse with my wife than others. When the blessed month of Ramadan began, I performed zihar with my wife. The reason was that I feared I might start intercourse at night and then continue in it until the day began (to avoid this evil, I performed zihar). But exactly what I feared happened. My wife was serving me, and in the moonlight, her anklet’s cloth came loose, so I jumped upon her. When morning came, I went to the people of my tribe and told them the whole incident. I said to them: Come with me to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so that I may present my case to him as well. But they refused to go, saying: We fear that some verses of the Qur’an may be revealed about us, or the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) may say something about us that would become a lasting disgrace for us. Therefore, you go alone and do as you wish. So I went out, came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and narrated the whole incident to him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Did this happen to you? I said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) then said: Was it you yourself? I said: Yes, it was me. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked a third time: Did this incident happen to you? I said: Yes, it happened to me, and I am present, so whatever you (peace and blessings be upon him) and Allah command, enforce it upon me; I will accept it with patience. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Free a slave or a bondwoman. I placed my hand on my neck and said: By the One Who sent you with the truth! I do not own any neck except this one. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then fast for two consecutive months. I said: O Messenger of Allah! What I did was because of fasting. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then give charity. I said: By the One Who sent you with the truth! We spent the night hungry; we did not even have dinner. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is a man among Banu Zurayq who gives charity; go to him and tell him, he will give you something. Feed sixty sa’ from it as expiation, and whatever remains, spend it on yourself and your family. Salamah says: I came to my people and said: I found you in hardship and lack of understanding, and I found ease and blessing with the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He has commanded you to give charity to me, so they gave charity to me.