What is the expiation for adultery committed during the daytime in Ramadan for more than one day, and is the expiation for the sin in general or for each day or instance? What are the consequences of committing adultery for 10 days during the daytime in Ramadan? Is it required to make up the Ramadan days consecutively? Should the expiation for adultery come first, or the making up of Ramadan days? When is feeding sixty poor people obligatory? Is it permissible to make up the Ramadan days and pay the expiation for adultery by feeding without fasting due to the large number of days? Is it permissible to pay the expiation of feeding sixty poor people if one is unable to fast for this entire period?
If a fasting person engages in sexual intercourse during the daytime in Ramadan, they are liable for both making up the fast (qada') and paying expiation (kaffara). Scholars differ on whether the kaffara multiplies with the number of days [of intercourse], or if a single kaffara suffices. The preponderant opinion is that a single kaffara is sufficient, especially for the repentant. This kaffara is: freeing a slave; if unable, then fasting for two consecutive months; if unable, then feeding sixty poor people. This order of kaffara is obligatory according to the majority of scholars. As for the days broken intentionally without intercourse, only their make-up (qada') is required. Making up for an intentionally broken fast is obligatory immediately. One has the choice of performing the make-up fasts or the expiation first, but it is preferable to perform the make-up fasts first.
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