Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the payment of Sadaqat al-Fitr to be made before the people go out (for the Eid prayer). Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) himself used to pay it one or two days before (Eid). (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:): Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to pay Sadaqat al-Fitr one or two days before Eid al-Fitr, and he used to begin fasting one or two days before the start of Ramadan.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the giving of one sa’ of dates or one sa’ of barley as zakat al-fitr. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) says: People considered two mudd of wheat to be equivalent to this.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) made it obligatory upon the people to give one sa’ of dates or one sa’ of barley as Zakat al-Fitr, which is obligatory upon every free and slave, male and female Muslim.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) made it obligatory upon every Muslim, free or slave, male or female, minor or adult, to give one sa’ of dates or one sa’ of barley as Sadaqat al-Fitr.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) made it obligatory to give one sa’ of dates or one sa’ of barley as Zakat al-Fitr on every free and slave, male and female Muslim. He (peace be upon him) ordered that it should be given before the people go out for the Eid prayer.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) ordered the giving of one sa’ of dates or one sa’ of barley as zakat al-fitr on behalf of every Muslim, young or old, free or slave. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: After that, people considered two mudd of wheat to be equivalent to it.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was among us, we used to give one sa' of grain, or one sa' of dates, or one sa' of barley, or one sa' of cheese as Sadaqat al-Fitr. This continued in the same way until Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came from Syria to Madinah during his rule. He discussed this matter with the people and said: I think that two mudd of wheat from Syria are equal to one sa', so the people adopted this.

It is narrated about Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him). People mentioned Sadaqat al-Fitr in his presence, so he said: I will give Sadaqat al-Fitr in the same way as I used to give during the blessed time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), that is, one sa’ of dates or one sa’ of wheat or one sa’ of barley or one sa’ of cheese. One of those present said to him: Or two mudd of wheat? He replied: No, this is the price fixed by Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him); I will not accept it nor will I act upon it.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I will always give in the form of a sa', just as we used to do in the blessed time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): a sa' of dates, a sa' of barley, a sa' of raisins, or a sa' of cheese. What he meant was that this was given as Sadaqat al-Fitr.

Munzir bin Jarir narrates from his father: Those people were present with the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the forenoon when some people came to him whose bodies were inadequately clothed and who had no shoes on their feet. They had wrapped themselves in skins and had swords hanging from them. Most of them belonged to the tribe of Mudar, rather, all of them belonged to the tribe of Mudar. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) observed their poverty and destitution, I saw the concern on his blessed face. The narrator says: The Prophet (peace be upon him) went into the house and ordered Sayyiduna Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him), who then gave the call to prayer (adhan), then he gave the iqamah. The Prophet (peace be upon him) came out and led the prayer. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "(The command of Allah, the Exalted, is:) O people! Fear your Lord, who created you from a single soul and created from it its mate and spread from them many men and women. Fear Allah, through whom you ask one another, and maintain the ties of kinship. Indeed, Allah is ever an Observer over you." (In another place, Allah, the Exalted, says:) "Fear Allah, and let every soul look to what it has sent forth for tomorrow." (The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:) A man should give charity from his dinar, from his dirham, from his clothing, a sa’ of wheat, a sa’ of barley, until the Prophet (peace be upon him) even mentioned half a date. (The narrator says:) A man from the Ansar came with a bag which he could barely carry, he was struggling to lift it. Then people began to bring things one after another, until I saw two heaps of clothes and food in front of the Prophet (peace be upon him). I saw the blessed face of the Prophet (peace be upon him) shining like gold. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever initiates a good practice in Islam and it is acted upon after him, he will have its reward and the reward of those who act upon it after him. And whoever initiates an evil practice in Islam and it is acted upon after him, he will bear its sin and the sin of those who act upon it after him." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) This narration indicates that Allah’s statement, "No bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another," refers to some types of burdens, not all types, because the one who explained Allah’s intent (the Prophet) has informed us that whoever initiates an evil practice in Islam and it is acted upon after him, the burden of that evil will be upon him, and whoever acts upon that evil after him, its burden will also be upon him. Thus, it is as if Allah, the Exalted, has said that no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another, except for that which My Messenger has informed you that he will bear, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) has said this under the command of Allah, and he has specified the generality of this address under Allah’s command. The evidence for this is Allah’s statement: "This Messenger does not speak from his own desire; it is only a revelation revealed to him." Its example is Allah’s statement: "Know that whatever spoils of war you obtain, a fifth of it is for Allah." So this address is general, just as Allah’s statement: "No bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another." Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that whoever kills someone, the belongings of the slain will go to the killer. So the Prophet (peace be upon him) informed here that the belongings found on the slain are not included in the spoils of war, and even a small amount will go to the killer, so this is a specification of that absolute general command.