23/36. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 2510 — One Sa of Food
The Measure Of Zakatul-Fitr
Sadaqatul-Fitr Is One Sa of Food
Sunan an-Nasai : 2510
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2510
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَخْطُبُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِكُمْ - يَعْنِي مِنْبَرَ الْبَصْرَةِ - يَقُولُ صَدَقَةُ الْفِطْرِ صَاعٌ مِنْ طَعَامٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا أَثْبَتُ الثَّلاَثَةِ .
Abu Raja' Narrated from:
I heard Ibn 'Abbas deliver a Khutbah from your Minbar - meaning the Minbar in Al-Basrah - saying: 'Sadaqatul Fitr is a Sa' of food." (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasa'i) said: This is the most reliable of the three.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2510In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 76English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 2512
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2510
This narration gives a very short and clear wording from Ibn Abbas. Abu Raja heard him deliver a khutbah from the minbar in Basrah and say that Sadaqatul Fitr is one Sa of food. Abu Abdur-Rahman An-Nasai then says this is the most reliable of the three. The Hadith is useful for searches such as Sadaqatul Fitr one Sa of food, Ibn Abbas minbar Basrah, and Zakatul Fitr food measure. The text does not list the full set of people who must pay, nor does it name every possible food. It simply states the measure in a broad way: one Sa of food. That simple line helps readers focus on the main amount mentioned.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas described Sadaqatul Fitr as one Sa of food.
- The statement was delivered in a khutbah in Basrah.
- An-Nasai comments that this is the most reliable of the three.
- The wording focuses on the measure, not a long list of details.
