Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that in the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Sadaqat al-Fitr was given from dates, raisins, and barley. Wheat was not given as charity.

And what is obligatory according to this principle is to give charity of a measure (sa’) of wheat in some times and some lands.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that during the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to give one sa' of dates, one sa' of barley, or one sa' of cheese (as zakat al-fitr). This practice continued after him until the era of Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him), when he said: "In my opinion, one sa' of wheat from Syria is equal to two sa' of dates." So the people began to give (half a sa' of wheat as zakat al-fitr) according to this opinion.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that during the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to give Sadaqat al-Fitr as one sa’ of food, or one sa’ of cheese, or one sa’ of dates, or one sa’ of raisins, or one sa’ of barley. Then we continued to give Sadaqat al-Fitr in this way until Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us from Syria for Hajj or ‘Umrah. At that time, he was the caliph. He addressed the people from the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he mentioned Sadaqat al-Fitr and said: "In my opinion, two mudd of wheat from the land of Syria are equal to one sa’ of dates." In this way, he was the first person to mention (giving) two mudd (of wheat) for Sadaqat al-Fitr at that time.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded that Sadaqat al-Fitr should be given as one sa’ of barley or one sa’ of dates on behalf of every young and old, free and slave. Then the people considered two mudd (half a sa’) of wheat to be equal in value to one sa’ of barley and the like.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Tha‘labah bin Sa‘eer (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stood to deliver the sermon, he commanded that a sa‘ (measure) of dates or a sa‘ of barley be given as Sadaqat al-Fitr on behalf of every small and great, free and slave person.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made obligatory the Sadaqat al-Fitr of one sa’ of barley, or one sa’ of dates, or one sa’ of raisins, or one sa’ of cheese, upon every Muslim free person, slave, man and woman, young and old.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Amr bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sadaqat al-Fitr is obligatory upon the Muslims: one sa’ of dates, or one sa’ of raisins, or one sa’ of cheese, or one sa’ of barley."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) that Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah bin Abu Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with him) used to instruct people to give half a sa' of wheat or one sa' of dates as Sadaqat al-Fitr. So Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said that we will give the same thing and the same amount as we used to give during the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), that is, one sa' of dates, or one sa' of cheese, or one sa' of raisins, or one sa' of barley.

Provided that Imam Ibn ‘Uyaynah and the narrators below him have preserved this narration, or it is proven authentic in the narration of Sayyiduna Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), otherwise the narration of Musa bin ‘Uqbah will suffice, insha’Allah.