12/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 985c — One Sa' Practice in Zakat of Fitr
Zakat Al-Fitr is due from the muslims in the form of dates and barley
One Sa' Practice in Zakat of Fitr Hadith
Sahih Muslim : 985c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 985c
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عِياضُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ كُنَّا نُخْرِجُ زَكَاةَ الْفِطْرِ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِينَا عَنْ كُلِّ صَغِيرٍ وَكَبِيرٍ حُرٍّ وَمَمْلُوكٍ مِنْ ثَلاَثَةِ أَصْنَافٍ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ صَاعًا مِنْ أَقِطٍ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ فَلَمْ نَزَلْ نُخْرِجُهُ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى كَانَ مُعَاوِيَةُ فَرَأَى أَنَّ مُدَّيْنِ مِنْ بُرٍّ تَعْدِلُ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ . قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَأَمَّا أَنَا فَلاَ أَزَالُ أُخْرِجُهُ كَذَلِكَ .
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:
We, on behalf of young or old, free or slave, used to take out the Zakat of Fitr while the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) was among us, in three kinds, one sa' of dates, one sa' of cheese, or one sa' of barley, and we continued to take that out till the time of Mu'awiya, for he saw that two mudds of wheat were equal to one sa' of dates. Abu Sa'id said: I would continue to take that out as before (i e. one sa' of wheat).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 985cIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 23USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2156
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 985c
This Hadith reports Abu Sa'id al-Khudri’s statement about Zakat of Fitr while the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم was among them. He said they used to give it on behalf of young and old, free and slave. The listed types in this narration are one sa' of dates, one sa' of cheese, or one sa' of barley. The narration then says they continued this until the time of Mu'awiya, who saw that two mudds of wheat were equal to one sa' of dates. Abu Sa'id said he would continue to give it as before. The core topic is the one sa' amount for Zakat-ul-Fitr and the later wheat comparison mentioned in the report.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Sa'id reported giving one sa' for Zakat of Fitr during the Prophet’s lifetime.
- The narration mentions young, old, free and slave.
- The foods named here are dates, cheese and barley.
- Abu Sa'id said he would continue giving it as before.
