7/35. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 675 — Sadaqatul-Fitr for All
What Has Been Related About Sadaqat al-Fitr
Hadith About Sadaqatul-Fitr for Male and Female
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 675
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 675
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ فَرَضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَدَقَةَ الْفِطْرِ عَلَى الذَّكَرِ وَالأُنْثَى وَالْحُرِّ وَالْمَمْلُوكِ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ . قَالَ فَعَدَلَ النَّاسُ إِلَى نِصْفِ صَاعٍ مِنْ بُرٍّ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ وَابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَجَدِّ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي ذُبَابٍ وَثَعْلَبَةَ بْنِ أَبِي صُعَيْرٍ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Made Sadaqatul-Fitr An Obligation Upon The Male And Female, The Free And The Bondsmen, As A Sa Of Dried Dates Or A Sa Of Barley. He Said: "So The People Equated That To Half A Sa Of Wheat."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 675In-book reference : Book 7, Hadith 59English translation : Vol. 2, Book 2, Hadith 675
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 675
This Hadith from Ibn Umar says the Messenger of Allah made Sadaqatul-Fitr an obligation upon the male and female, the free and the bondsmen. The amount mentioned is one sa’ of dried dates or one sa’ of barley. The narration then says that people later equated that to half a sa’ of wheat. The main point is the broad obligation of Sadaqatul-Fitr and the food measure stated in the report. It is a helpful Hadith for people searching the rules of fitrana, especially who pays it and what amount was named in the prophetic wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sadaqatul-Fitr is described as obligatory in this narration.
- The Hadith includes male and female, free and bondsman.
- The prophetic amount mentioned is one sa’ of dates or barley.
- The narration also records a later practice regarding wheat.
