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In the case of expiation due to intercourse by means of feeding, is it required to feed sixty poor Muslim people or would it suffice to only feed one?Scholars differed:First opinion: one must feed 60 poor Muslim people, and that is the opinion of the majority from the Maaliki's, Shafa%u2019is, and Hanbali%u2019s; it cannot be split to feed 6 poor people for 10 days for example, or one poor person for 60 days. It must be 60 poor Muslim people according to the majority.Additionally, it is not permissible to offer feeding expiation to one%u2019s origin and that is to: mothers, fathers, and grandparents and to one%u2019s progeny and that is: children, and grandchildren (male and female).Second opinion: it is permissible to offer expiation to one poor Muslim person. However, it is not permissible to just feed him once. You must feed that person for 60 days; this is the opinion of the Hanafi's. This is because the recurrence of the need of that person makes it as if it is another poor person each day. Therefore, it is as if one fed 60 poor Muslim people.Is it required to feed the 60 poor Muslim people at the same time?It is not required to feed the 60 poor Muslim people at the same time. One can feed one poor Muslim person at a time and continue doing so until he has fed a total of 60 people.What is the ruling for spouses who have intercourse during the day in Ramadan while traveling?If they are traveling then they do not have to offer expiation. If a husband and wife are traveling, they are allowed to have intercourse, just as they are both allowed to have food and drink. This is because the one who is allowed to eat and drink is also allowed to have spousal intercourse. However, the husband is not allowed to have intercourse with his wife if he is a traveler and she is a resident (he comes back from travel and reunites with his wife who had not traveled with him).Copyright %u00a9 2023 Islamic Association of Raleigh. All rights reserved. 40