What is the ruling on one who broke their fast in Ramadan by smoking a cigarette due to extreme anger, then fondled his wife until she ejaculated, and is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory upon them both?
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The man must repent to Allah for committing two sins: smoking forbidden cigarettes, and consuming them during the daytime in , which invalidates the fast. As for foreplay that leads to ejaculation, it is forbidden for the fasting person and invalidates his fast if semen is released.
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