7/35. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 673 — Zakat al-Fitr Amount
What Has Been Related About Sadaqat al-Fitr
Hadith About Zakat al-Fitr as One Sa’ of Food
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 673
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 673
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلاَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، 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 فَلَمْ نَزَلْ نُخْرِجُهُ حَتَّى قَدِمَ مُعَاوِيَةُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَتَكَلَّمَ فَكَانَ فِيمَا كَلَّمَ بِهِ النَّاسَ إِنِّي لأَرَى مُدَّيْنِ مِنْ سَمْرَاءِ الشَّامِ تَعْدِلُ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ . قَالَ فَأَخَذَ النَّاسُ بِذَلِكَ . قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ فَلاَ أَزَالُ أُخْرِجُهُ كَمَا كُنْتُ أُخْرِجُهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ بَعْضِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ يَرَوْنَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ صَاعًا . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ صَاعٌ إِلاَّ مِنَ الْبُرِّ فَإِنَّهُ يُجْزِئُ نِصْفُ صَاعٍ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَأَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ يَرَوْنَ نِصْفَ صَاعٍ مِنْ بُرٍّ .
Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri Narrated from:
We Would Give Zakat Al-Fitr - When The Messenger Of Allah Was Among Us - As A Sa Of Food, Or A Sa Of Barely, Or A Sa Of Dried Dates, Or A Sa Of Raisins, Or A Sa Of Cheese. So We Did Not Stop Paying It (Like That) Until Mu'Awiyah Arrived In Al-Madinah And Talked (About It). Among The Things He Addressed The People With, He Said: 'I See That Two Mudd Of The Wheat Of Ash-Sham Are Equal To A Sa Of Dried Dates.' So The People Followed That. Abu Sa'Eed Said: "I Will Not Stop Giving It In The Manner That I Had Been Giving It."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 673In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 57English translation : Vol. 2, Book 2, Hadith 673
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 673
This Hadith records how Zakat al-Fitr was given while the Messenger of Allah was among the companions. Abu Sa’id al-Khudri says they would give one sa’ of food, barley, dried dates, raisins, or cheese. Later, Mu’awiyah came to Madinah and spoke about two mudd of wheat from Ash-Sham being equal to one sa’ of dried dates, and people followed that. Abu Sa’id said he would continue giving it in the way he had been giving it. The Hadith is useful for searches about Zakat al-Fitr amount because it names the foods and shows Abu Sa’id’s commitment to the earlier practice he knew.
What we learn from this hadith
- Zakat al-Fitr was given as one sa’ of staple foods in this narration.
- The listed foods include food, barley, dates, raisins, and cheese.
- Abu Sa’id chose to keep giving it in the manner he had known.
- The Hadith records a later public practice regarding wheat.
