What is the amount of money that must be paid as expiatory feeding of the poor for having intercourse with one's wife during the daytime in Ramadan in separate years, given that fasting is difficult and one wishes to pay the amount in cash in Saudi Arabia?
If a man has intercourse with his wife during the daytime in while both are fasting, then he must offer expiation for intercourse. If the hardship for the fasting person is bearable, then he is not permitted to feed the poor. If it is unbearable, then feeding the poor is permissible. As for the wife, if she was unaware that intercourse breaks the fast and is excused for her ignorance, then nothing is required of her. However, if she knew that intercourse invalidates the fast but was ignorant of the obligation of expiation, then expiation is binding upon her unless she was coerced. Expiation is obligatory for each day on which intercourse occurred.
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