What is the expiation for someone who broke their fast one day in Ramadan due to illness, then had intercourse with his wife on the same day, knowing that he only recently learned that the expiation is two consecutive months?
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If the illness permits breaking the fast, then no expiation () is required for intercourse during the daytime in ; only making up the day is obligatory. However, if the illness does not permit breaking the fast, then expiation is required for intercourse, which is the freeing of a slave. If that is not possible, then fasting for two consecutive months. If he is unable to do that, then feeding sixty needy persons.
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