Chapter on What is Permissible and Impermissible for the Muhrim to Do and Use of All Types

It is narrated from Khalid, the seller of caps, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about a man who had intercourse with his wife before completing the Tawaf al-Nisa. Imam عليه السلام said: "He must offer a camel (as expiation)." Then another person came and asked him about the same situation. Imam عليه السلام said: "He must offer a cow." Then another person came and asked him. Imam عليه السلام said: "He must offer a sheep." I said to him after they had left: "May Allah سبحانه وتعالى set you right, how is it that you said a camel for one, a cow for another, and a sheep for the last?" Imam عليه السلام said: "For the wealthy, it is a camel; for one of moderate means, it is a cow; and for the poor, it is a sheep."