23/43. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 2518 — Limited Food Options
Cottage Cheese
Zakatul-Fitr Food Options: Dates, Barley or Cottage Cheese
Sunan an-Nasai : 2518
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2518
أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، أَنَّ عِيَاضَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ قَالَ كُنَّا نُخْرِجُ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ أَقِطٍ لاَ نُخْرِجُ غَيْرَهُ .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
At the time of the Messenger of Allah we used to give a Sa' of dates, or a Sa' of barley, or a Sa' of cottage cheese, and we did not give anything else.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2518In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 84English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 2520
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2518
This Hadith gives a narrow wording from Abu Saeed Al-Khudri. He says that at the time of the Messenger of Allah they used to give one Sa of dates, one Sa of barley, or one Sa of cottage cheese, and they did not give anything else. Since the wording is limited, the explanation should also stay limited. It does not mention raisins, wheat, or timing in this report. Search terms like Zakatul Fitr dates barley cheese, Sadaqatul Fitr did not give anything else, and Abu Saeed Al-Khudri Zakatul Fitr fit this narration. The key teaching is the reported practice: the measure was one Sa, and these three foods are the ones named here.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration reports practice at the time of the Messenger of Allah.
- The amount is one Sa for each listed item.
- The listed items are dates, barley, and cottage cheese.
- The report says they did not give anything else in this wording.
