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Sunan an-Nasai 2512 — Prophetic-Era Food
Raisins As Zakatul-Fitr
Zakatul-Fitr Food During the Prophet's Time
Sunan an-Nasai : 2512
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2512
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُخْرِجُ زَكَاةَ الْفِطْرِ إِذْ كَانَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَاعًا مِنْ طَعَامٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ زَبِيبٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ أَقِطٍ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
We used to pay Zakaul Fitr when the Messenger of Allah was among us; a Sa' of food, or a Sa' of barley, or a Sa' of dates, or a Sa' of raisins, or a Sa of cottage cheese.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2512In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 78English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 2514
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2512
This narration tells us what was given when the Messenger of Allah was among the companions. Abu Saeed says they used to pay Zakatul Fitr as one Sa of food, or one Sa of barley, dates, raisins, or cottage cheese. This is a helpful Hadith for searches like Zakatul Fitr food during Prophet time, one Sa of raisins, and Sadaqatul Fitr food list. The wording is practical and memory-based: it tells what they used to give. It does not explain every legal detail, and it does not discuss cash or later choices. The main point is the repeated measure of one Sa and the food types named by the narrator.
What we learn from this hadith
- The companions paid Zakatul Fitr while the Messenger of Allah was among them.
- The repeated measure in the text is one Sa.
- Food, barley, dates, raisins, and cottage cheese are listed.
- The narration reports practice, not a long explanation.
