Book Twenty Five – Obligatory Charity Tax After Ramadan (Zakat-ul-Fitr)

Hadith Number 579.

Narrated by Ibn Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) enjoined the payment of one Sa' of dates or one Sa' of barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr on every Muslim slave or free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the people went out to offer the 'Id prayer. (One Sa' = 3 Kilograms approx.)


Hadith Number 580.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) made it incumbent on all the slave or free Muslims, male or female, to pay one Sa' of dates or barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr .


Hadith Number 581.

Narrated by Abu Said (Radhi Allahu Anhu): We used to give one Sa' of barley as
Sadaqatul-Fitr (per head).


Hadith Number 582.

Narrated by Abu Said Al-Khudri (Radhi Allahu Anhu): We used to give one Sa' of meal or one Sa' of barley or one Sa' of dates, or one Sa' of cottage cheese or one Sa' of Raisins (dried grapes) as Zakat-ul-Fitr.


Hadith Number 583.

Narrated by 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) ordered (the Muslims) to give one Sa' of dates or one Sa' of barley
as Zakat-ul-Fitr. The people rewarded two Mudds of wheat as equal to that.


Hadith Number 584.

Narrated by Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (Radhi Allahu Anhu): In the life-time of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam) we used to give one Sa' of food or one Sa' of dates or one Sa' of barley or one Sa' of Raisins (dried grapes) as Sadaqat-ul-Fitr. And when Muawiya became the Caliph and the wheat was (available in abundance) he said, "I think (observe) that one Mudd (of wheat) equals two Mudds (of any of the above mentioned things).


Hadith Number 585.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu): The Prophet (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam)
ordered the people to pay Zakat-ul-Fitr before going to the 'Id prayer.


Hadith Number 586.

Narrated by Abu Said Al-Khudri (Radhi Allahu Anhu): In the life-time of Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam), we used to give one Sa' of food (edible things) as Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (to the poor). Our food used to be either of barley, raisins (dried grapes), cottage cheese or dates.


Hadith Number 587.

Narrated by Nafi': Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhuma) said, "The Prophet made incumbent on every male or female, free man or slave, the payment of one Sa' of dates or barley as Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (or said Sadaqa-Ramadan)." The people then substituted half Sa' of wheat for that. Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu) used to give dates (as Sadaqat-ul Fitr). Once there was scarcity of dates in Medina and Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu) gave barley. 'And Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu) used to give Sadaqat-ul-Fitr for every young and old person. He even used to give on behalf of my children. Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu) used to give Sadaqatul-Fitr to those who had been officially appointed for its collection. People used to give Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (even) a day or two before the 'Id.


Hadith Number 588.

Narrated by Ibn 'Umar (Radhi Allahu Anhu): Allah's Messenger has made Sadaqatul-Fitr obligatory, (and it was), either one Sa' of barley or one Sa' of dates (and its payment was obligatory) on young and old people, and on free men as well as on slaves.

Mudd: a measure of approx 2/3 of a kilogram.
Sa’: A measure that equals four Mudds i.e. approx 3 kilograms.