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Had sexual intercourse a number of times during the same day in Ramadhaan
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Question
: If one was to have sexual intercourse a number of times during the same day in Ramadhaan, is he/she then required to pay the penalty (kaffaarah) the same number of times?

Response: That which is understood from the madh.hab of Imaam Ahmad is that if one has sexual intercourse a number of times during the (same) day (in Ramadhaan) then a single penalty (kaffaarah) is sufficient. However, if this occurred a number of times over two days (or more), then he is required to pay a penalty (kaffaarah) for each day because each day (of fasting) is separate (from the other).

Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen
Fataawa Ramadhaan - Volume 2, Page 608, Fatwa No.601
Fiqh al-'Ibaadaat - Page 198