It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) (probably as a marfu’ hadith) that it is obligatory upon every person, whether free or slave, man or woman, child or elderly, poor or wealthy, to give one sa’ of dates or half a sa’ of wheat as Sadaqat al-Fitr.
Hadith Referenceمسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 7724
Hadith Gradingحکم دارالسلام:رجاله ثقات، وهو موقوف.