23/38. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 2513 — Two Mudds Wheat View
Raisins As Zakatul-Fitr
Zakatul-Fitr: One Sa Practice and Two Mudds of Wheat
Sunan an-Nasai : 2513
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2513
أَخْبَرَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ وَكِيعٍ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُخْرِجُ صَدَقَةَ الْفِطْرِ إِذْ كَانَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَاعًا مِنْ طَعَامٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ أَقِطٍ فَلَمْ نَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ مُعَاوِيَةُ مِنَ الشَّامِ وَكَانَ فِيمَا عَلَّمَ النَّاسَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَا أَرَى مُدَّيْنِ مِنْ سَمْرَاءِ الشَّامِ إِلاَّ تَعْدِلُ صَاعًا مِنْ هَذَا . قَالَ فَأَخَذَ النَّاسُ بِذَلِكَ .
Abu Sa'eed Narrated from:
We used to pay Salaqatul Fitr when the Messenger of Allah was among us; a Sa' of food, or a Sa' of dates, or a Sa' of barley, or a Sa' of cottage cheese. We continued to do so until Mu'awiyah came from Ash-Sham and one of the things that he taught the people was when he said: I think that two Mudds of wheat from Ash-Sham are equivalent to a Sa' of this, So the people took to that.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2513In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 79English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 2515
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2513
This narration records the practice Abu Saeed remembered from the time of the Messenger of Allah. They used to give Sadaqatul Fitr as one Sa of food, dates, barley, or cottage cheese. He says they continued that way until Muawiyah came from Ash-Sham and taught the people that two Mudds of wheat from Ash-Sham were, in his view, equal to a Sa of this. The people then took to that. This Hadith is often searched as two Mudds of wheat Zakatul Fitr, Muawiyah wheat Hadith, and Abu Saeed Sadaqatul Fitr. The wording carefully separates the earlier practice from the later view, so the explanation should keep those two parts clear.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abu Saeed reports the one-Sa practice from the Prophet's time.
- The listed foods include food, dates, barley, and cottage cheese.
- The report records Muawiyah's later view about two Mudds of wheat.
- The people took to that view according to this narration.
