Hadith 26538

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Hunayd ibnAbd arRahman ibn Awf from Abu Hurayra that a man broke the fast inRamadan and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, ordered him to make kaffara by freeing a slave, or fasting twoconsecutive months, or feeding sixty poor people, and he said, "Ican't do it." Someone brought a large basket of dates to theMessenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and hesaid, "Take this and give it away as sadaqa." He said, "Messenger ofAllah, there is no-ne more needy than I am." The Messenger of Allah,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, laughed until his eye-teethappeared, and then he said, "Eat them."