Hasan al-Basri narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) addressed the people at the end of Ramadan and said: "O people of Basra! Pay the zakat of your fasts (that is, give sadaqat al-fitr)." The narrator states: The people began to look at each other, so Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "All those who are from Madinah Munawwarah, stand up and teach this to your companions, because these people do not know that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made it obligatory in sadaqat al-fitr to give half a sa‘ of wheat or one sa‘ of barley or one sa‘ of dates for every free person and slave, male and female." Hasan al-Basri narrates: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When Allah grants you prosperity, then give one sa‘ of wheat."