It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made obligatory the Sadaqat al-Fitr in the month of Ramadan upon every Muslim, whether free or slave, male or female, young or old—one sa’ of dates or one sa’ of barley. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Malik, Ibn Shuhdhab, and Kathir bin Abdullah have narrated from their fathers from their grandfathers regarding this same issue.

Contrary to the statement of the person who says that Sadaqat al-Fitr is not obligatory upon the one upon whom Zakat is not obligatory.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made obligatory the Sadaqat al-Fitr of one sa’ of dates or one sa’ of barley upon all Muslim people in Ramadan. (Barley) shall be given by every free person, slave, man, and woman.

It is narrated from Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, in a similar manner as mentioned above. Instead of "fi Ramadan," the words "min Ramadan" are used. And the words "male" and "female" are mentioned.

Not with the sa‘ that was introduced later, for the sa‘ during the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him, in Medina was his sa‘.

Sayyidah Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to give Sadaqat al-Fitr with that mudd with which the people of Madinah measured food grains, or with that sa’ with which all the people of Madinah transacted food grains.

Imam Abu Bakr, may Allah have mercy on him, says that the evidence for this issue is the narration of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, that: "When I command you to do something, then fear Allah as much as you are able (and act upon it)."

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) made the giving of Zakat al-Fitr obligatory. In the narration of Janab Nasr, the words "charity of Ramadan" are mentioned. One sa’ of dates or one sa’ of barley is obligatory upon every small child, adult, free person, and slave. This narration is from Janab Nasr bin Ali, but he narrated it with "from" (عن) instead of "informed me" (أخبرني), and in the narration of Janab al-San‘ani, the words "man and woman" are added.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to give one sa’ of dates or one sa’ of barley as Sadaqat al-Fitr. And Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that people considered two mudd (half a sa’) of wheat to be equal to one sa’ of barley or dates.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give one sa’ of dates or one sa’ of barley as Sadaqat al-Fitr. And Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) states that the people made one sa’ of dates and barley equal to two mudd (half a sa’) of wheat.