Ibn ’Umar (RAA) narrated, The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) enjoined the payment of one sa”of dates or one sa' of barley as Zakat-ul-fitr on every Muslim, slave or free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the people went out to offer the 'Id prayer.’ Agreed upon.

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (RAA) narrated,“We used to offer it (Zakat-ul-fitr) during the lifetime of the Prophet as one sa’ of food or one sa' of dates, or one sa' of barley or one sa' of raisins” Agreed upon. In another narration,“or one sa' of dried cottage cheese.”Abu Sa'id then added,“As for myself, I would continue to give it as I used to give during the time of the Prophet. Abu Dawud also transmitted on the authority of Abu Sa'id,“I would never give but a sa'.”

Ibn ’Abbas (RAA) narrated, ‘The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) enjoined Zakat-ul-fitr on the one who fasts (i.e. fasted during the month of Ramadan) to purify him from any indecent act or speech and for the purpose of providing food for the needy. It is accepted as Zakah for the person who pays it before the Eid prayer and it is Sadaqah (i.e. voluntary charity) for the person who pays it after the Eid prayer.’ Related by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah and Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.