Abu Ammar says: I asked Sayyiduna Qais bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) about Sadaqat al-Fitr. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to give Sadaqat al-Fitr before the obligation of Zakat was revealed. However, when Zakat (its obligation) was revealed, after that we were neither forbidden from this charity nor were we commanded anew regarding it, but we have continued to give it. Then I asked him about fasting on the day of ‘Ashura. He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to fast on this day before the fasting of the month of Ramadan was made obligatory. After that, when the fasting of the month of Ramadan was made obligatory, we were neither commanded anew regarding this fast nor were we forbidden from it, but we do fast on this day.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to give one sa’ each of barley, dates, raisins, and cheese as Sadaqat al-Fitr. But when Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came (during his time for Hajj or Umrah), Syrian wheat had also arrived at that time. He expressed the opinion that one mudd of wheat is equivalent to two mudd of the other items.

(Second chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was among us, we used to give one sa’ each of food, dates, barley, raisins, and cheese as Sadaqat al-Fitr, until Sayyiduna Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made it obligatory to give one sa’ of dates or barley as Sadaqat al-Fitr on every male and female, free and slave. Later, people considered half a sa’ of wheat to be equivalent to one sa’ of these items. Imam Nafi’ says: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to give dates as Sadaqat al-Fitr, but in one year there was a shortage of dates, so he gave barley.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that it is obligatory to give one sa’ of dates and half a sa’ of wheat as Sadaqat al-Fitr on every free and slave, male and female, young and old, poor and rich. Mu’ammar says: I have received the information that Imam Zuhri used to narrate this hadith as marfu’ from the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed one sa’ each of such-and-such items and half a sa’ of wheat for Sadaqat al-Fitr.

Hasan Basri says: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon in the last days of Ramadan and said: O people of Basra! Pay the zakat of your fasts. Hearing this, the people began to look at each other in astonishment. They said: Who among you are the people from Madinah Munawwarah? Stand up and teach your brothers that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has made it obligatory to give half a sa’ of wheat and one sa’ each of barley and dates as Sadaqat al-Fitr on every slave and free person, male and female.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Thalabah ‘Uzri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) addressed the people two days before Eid al-Fitr and said:“Give one sa’ of wheat on behalf of every two persons, and one sa’ each in the form of dates and barley on behalf of every individual. This charity is obligatory upon every free and slave, young and old.”

(Second chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Give one sa’ of wheat as Sadaqat al-Fitr on behalf of every small and great, man and woman, free and slave, and rich and poor among you. As for the rich, Allah Almighty will purify him, and as for the poor, Allah Almighty (through other people) will return to him more than what he gave in charity."

It is narrated from Sayyida Asma bint Abi Bakr (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to give two mudd of wheat as Sadaqat al-Fitr on behalf of a person. This is the same mudd with which you measure grain for transactions.