Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded us to give one sa’ of dates or one sa’ of barley as zakat al-fitr on behalf of every young and old, free and slave. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Then the people considered it equivalent to two mudd of wheat.