Is there a difference in ruling between a husband (who is fasting) coercing his wife into intercourse during the day in Ramadan, and if the husband is breaking his fast for a valid reason and coerces his fasting wife into intercourse?
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Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him):
If a husband coerces his wife into intercourse while fasting in Ramadan, it is obligatory for him to perform two expiations. However, if the husband is breaking his fast for a valid reason and coerces his fasting wife into intercourse, he does not bear the expiation for her, although he is sinful for doing so, and she is not required to perform an expiation either.
Source: Minhaj al-Salihin, Vol. 1, Expiation of Fasting, Articles 1019 + 1022
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him):
If a husband has intercourse with his wife during Ramadan while both are fasting, and he coerces her into it, he bears her expiation and punishment. If he is breaking his fast due to travel or illness and his wife is fasting, it is not permissible for him to coerce her into intercourse, and if he does so, it is obligatory for him to bear her expiation.
Source: Tahrir al-Wasilah, Regarding the Consequences of Breaking the Fast, Articles 6 + 7
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