Sadaqat al-Fitr: those who said half a sa of wheat

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed Sadaqat al-Fitr on every free person and slave, young and old, male and female: one sa' of dates, or of barley, or half a sa' of wheat.

Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sadaqat al-Fitr is one sa' of dates or half a sa' of wheat.

Abu Qilabah said: A man who had paid Sadaqat al-Fitr to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) told me that it was half a sa' of food.

It is narrated from Sa'id bin al-Musayyib, as a marfu' report (attributed to the Prophet), that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about Sadaqat al-Fitr, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the young and the old, the free and the slave: half a sa' of wheat, or one sa' of dates or of barley."

Ibrahim said: Sadaqat al-Fitr is due for every young and old, free and slave, and for every person: half a sa' of wheat.

Mujahid said: Every person shall pay half a sa' of wheat as Sadaqat al-Fitr. And whoever wishes to give something other than wheat, such as dates, raisins, cheese (aqit), barley or anything else, shall pay a full sa'.

Imam al-Sha'bi said: Sadaqat al-Fitr is due for the free person who fasted (Ramadan), and for every slave, whether he fasted or not; and it is half a sa' of wheat, or one sa' of dates or of barley.

Al-Hasan also said the same as Imam al-Sha'bi regarding those among the free people who did not fast.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) said: (Sadaqat al-Fitr is) two mudd of wheat, or one sa' of dates or of barley.

Something similar is reported from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him).

Ibn Tawus narrates from his father (Tawus) that he said: (Sadaqat al-Fitr is) half a sa' of wheat or one sa' of dates.

Makhul said: Sadaqat al-Fitr is one sa' of dates or one sa' of barley.

Ata said: Sadaqat al-Fitr is two mudd of wheat, or one sa' of dates or of barley.

Amr said: I heard Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) saying on the minbar: Sadaqat al-Fitr is two mudd of wheat, or one sa' of barley or of dates.

Shu'bah said: I asked al-Hakam and Hammad about Sadaqat al-Fitr, and both of them said: It is half a sa' of wheat.

He (Shu'bah) said: And I asked Abd al-Rahman bin al-Qasim and Sa'd bin Ibrahim, and they both said the same.

Abu Habib said: I asked Abdullah bin Shaddad about Sadaqat al-Fitr, and he said: It is half a sa' of wheat or flour.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Sadaqat al-Fitr is one sa' of dates, or one sa' of barley, or half a sa' of wheat.

It is narrated from Fatimah that Sayyidah Asma (may Allah be pleased with her) used to pay Sadaqat al-Fitr for those of her household whom she supported, whether they were present or absent (i.e. on a journey): half a sa' of wheat, or one sa' of dates or of barley.

Awf said: Umar bin Abd al-Aziz wrote to Adi, and it was read out in Basrah, and I heard it myself. In it was written: Sadaqat al-Fitr is due on every young and old, free and slave, male and female: half a sa' of wheat or one sa' of dates.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: Sadaqat al-Fitr is one sa' of dates or half a sa' of food.

It is narrated from Nafi' that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prescribed Sadaqat al-Fitr as one sa' of dates or one sa' of barley. Nafi' said: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to pay Sadaqat al-Fitr on behalf of the women of his family who were under his care, and on behalf of their slaves, except for two mukatab slaves, on whose behalf he did not pay it.