Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no zakat upon a Muslim for his personal horse and slave.

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no zakat upon a Muslim for his personal slave and horse.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made the charity of Fitr obligatory in Ramadan, which is one sa’ of dates or barley upon every free or slave, male or female Muslim.

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to give one sa' of dates, raisins, cheese, dried yogurt, or barley as zakat al-fitr. This practice continued until the era of Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: I think that two mudd of wheat from Syria are equal to one sa' (of the above items). So the people started acting accordingly.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the above-mentioned narration is reported with the same chain. There is an addition in it that he said: I will always continue to give the same (one sa') as I have been giving until now.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the giving of Sadaqat al-Fitr before the people go out to the Eid prayer place.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Abbas bin Abdul Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him) sought permission from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to pay zakat before its due time, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him permission for that. Yahya bin Ma'in says: Ismail bin Zakariya Khalaqani and Hajjaj bin Dinar Wasiti are both trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abi Awfa (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates that when any household would bring charity to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he would supplicate for them. My father brought charity to him, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Allah! Bestow mercy upon the family of Abi Awfa.

Sayyiduna Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he gave a horse in the way of Allah. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave that horse to a man. That man put the horse up for sale, so Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked: Should I buy the horse which I gave in the way of Allah? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do not buy it, and do not take back your charity.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: It is not permissible for a wealthy and able-bodied person who can work to take charity.