Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 1936
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذْ جَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ، فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلَكْتُ. قَالَ " مَا لَكَ ". قَالَ وَقَعْتُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِي وَأَنَا صَائِمٌ. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هَلْ تَجِدُ رَقَبَةً تُعْتِقُهَا ". قَالَ لاَ. قَالَ " فَهَلْ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَصُومَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ ". قَالَ لاَ. فَقَالَ " فَهَلْ تَجِدُ إِطْعَامَ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا ". قَالَ لاَ. قَالَ فَمَكَثَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِعَرَقٍ فِيهَا تَمْرٌ ـ وَالْعَرَقُ الْمِكْتَلُ ـ قَالَ " أَيْنَ السَّائِلُ ". فَقَالَ أَنَا. قَالَ " خُذْهَا فَتَصَدَّقْ بِهِ ". فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَعَلَى أَفْقَرَ مِنِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَيْهَا ـ يُرِيدُ الْحَرَّتَيْنِ ـ أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ أَفْقَرُ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِي، فَضَحِكَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَتَّى بَدَتْ أَنْيَابُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ " أَطْعِمْهُ أَهْلَكَ ".
Abu al-Yaman narrated to us: Shuaib informed us, from al-Zuhri, who said: Humayd bin Abd al-Rahman informed me that Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, said: While we were sitting with the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, a man came and said: Messenger of Allah, I am ruined. He asked: What is the matter? The man said: I had intercourse with my wife while I was fasting. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, asked: Can you find a slave to set free? He said: No. He asked: Can you fast two consecutive months? He said: No. He asked: Can you feed sixty poor people? He said: No. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, then waited. While we were still there, a basket containing dates was brought to him; al-araq means a basket. He said: Where is the questioner? The man said: Here I am. He said: Take it and give it in charity. The man said: Should I give it to someone poorer than me, Messenger of Allah? By Allah, there is no household between the two lava fields, meaning the two harra, poorer than my household. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, laughed until his teeth showed, then said: Feed it to your family.
Translation notes
The Arabic itself glosses al-araq as a basket and identifies the two boundaries as the two harra; both explanations are included in the translation.