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What is the ruling for one who has anal intercourse with his wife during the daytime in Ramadan?Whoever does that at any time - in Ramadan or otherwise - has committed a major, cursed, and forbidden transgression.Doing that during the day in Ramadan invalidates one%u2019s fast, the fast must be made up, and expiation must be offered as in the case of intercourse. This is by consensus of the four schools of thought.If a man or woman breaks his/her fast in Ramadan due to a valid excuse - such as travel, illness, or menstruation, and later, outside of Ramadan, has spousal intercourse during the day when he/she was making up the Ramadan fast, is expiation required?Whoever has spousal intercourse intentionally while making up a Ramadan fast:Must make up the day.Does not have to offer expiation; this is by agreement of the four main schools of thought. This is due to the absence of the sanctity of Ramadan itself and because expiation is specifically required when intercourse happens in Ramadan. Ibn Qudamah said, %u201cAnd expiation is not required for one who breaks his/her fast outside of Ramadan according to the majority of Muslim jurists.%u201dThere is a difference between ignorance of the transgression and ignorance of the consequential requirements. We understand this difference through the hadith of the companion who had intercourse with his wife during the day in Ramadan. He knew he had transgressed, however, he asked the Prophet (pbuh) what the expiation is for his wrong-doing.Imam al-Nawawi said: If the fasting person eats or drinks or has spousal intercourse out of ignorance of its prohibition and is in an environment that is predominantly non-Muslim which would make it easy for him to forget that he is fasting, then his fast would remain valid. However, if one is amongst Muslims in such a way that he is always surrounded by reminders of fasting and Ramadan rulings, then his fast has been broken due to his shortcoming.Copyright %u00a9 2023 Islamic Association of Raleigh. All rights reserved. 41