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Sunan Abi Dawud 1622 — Who Must Pay Zakat al-Fitr
The View That Half A Sa' Of Wheat Is To Be Given As Sadaqah
Zakat al-Fitr Hadith: Who Pays and What Is Given
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1622
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1622
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا سَهْلُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ أَخْبَرَنَا عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ خَطَبَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ فِي آخِرِ رَمَضَانَ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ الْبَصْرَةِ فَقَالَ أَخْرِجُوا صَدَقَةَ صَوْمِكُمْ فَكَأَنَّ النَّاسَ لَمْ يَعْلَمُوا فَقَالَ مَنْ هَا هُنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ قُومُوا إِلَى إِخْوَانِكُمْ فَعَلِّمُوهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ فَرَضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَةَ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ شَعِيرٍ أَوْ نِصْفَ صَاعٍ مِنْ قَمْحٍ عَلَى كُلِّ حُرٍّ أَوْ مَمْلُوكٍ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى صَغِيرٍ أَوْ كَبِيرٍ فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَلِيٌّ - رضى الله عنه - رَأَى رُخْصَ السِّعْرِ قَالَ قَدْ أَوْسَعَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَلَوْ جَعَلْتُمُوهُ صَاعًا مِنْ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ . قَالَ حُمَيْدٌ وَكَانَ الْحَسَنُ يَرَى صَدَقَةَ رَمَضَانَ عَلَى مَنْ صَامَ .
Al-Hasan Narrated from:
Ibn Abbas preached towards the end of Ramadan on the pulpit (in the mosque) of al-Basrah. He said: Bring forth the sadaqah relating to your fast. The people, as it were, could not understand. Which of the people of Medina are present here? Stand for your brethren, and teach them, for they do not know. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prescribed this sadaqah as one sa' of dried dates or barley, or half a sa' of wheat payable by every freeman or slave, male or female, young or old.When Ali came (to Basrah), he found that price had come down. He said: Allah has given prosperity to you, so give one sa' of everything (as sadaqah). The narrator Humayd said: Al-Hasan maintained that the sadaqah at the end of Ramadan was due on a person who fasted.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1622In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 67English translation : Book 9, Hadith 1618
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1622
This zakat al fitr hadith gives clear details about the sadaqah linked to the fast. Ibn Abbas spoke near the end of Ramadan and told the people to bring out the sadaqah of their fast. When some did not understand, he asked the people of Medina to stand and teach them. The narration says the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم prescribed it as one sa' of dried dates or barley, or half a sa' of wheat, for every freeman or slave, male or female, young or old. It also mentions Ali’s advice when prices fell: give one sa' of everything. This makes the hadith a key text for searches like “zakat al fitr amount hadith” and “who must pay sadaqatul fitr.”
What we learn from this hadith
- Zakat al-Fitr was taught near the end of Ramadan.
- People who know should help teach those who do not know.
- The narration includes free and slave, male and female, young and old.
- The text mentions measured food amounts, not vague giving.
