Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying when he made Zakat al-Fitr obligatory. He (peace be upon him) was saying: “(Zakat al-Fitr) is obligatory as one sa’ of dates and one sa’ of barley.” Thus, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to give dates as Zakat al-Fitr.