Hadith 2418

حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْفَرَّاءِ ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : " كُنَّا نُخْرِجُ صَدَقَةَ الْفِطْرِ إِذْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، صَاعًا مِنْ طَعَامٍ ، أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ ، أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ ، أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ زَبِيبٍ ، أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ أَقِطٍ ، وَلَمْ نَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ مِنَ الشَّامِ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ قَدْمَةً ، وَكَانَ فِيمَا كَلَّمَ بِهِ النَّاسَ مَا أَرَى مُدَّيْنِ مِنْ سَمْرَاءِ الشَّامِ إِلا تَعْدِلُ صَاعًا مِنْ هَذِهِ ، فَأَخَذَ النَّاسُ بِذَلِكَ " ، قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ : لا أَزَالُ أُخْرِجُهُ كَمَا كُنْتُ أُخْرِجُهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَبَدًا ، أَوْ مَا عِشْتُ
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that during the blessed era of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to give one sa’ of grain, or one sa’ of dates, or one sa’ of barley, or one sa’ of raisins, or one sa’ of cheese as Sadaqat al-Fitr. We continued to give Sadaqat al-Fitr in this manner until Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Madinah from Syria and addressed the people, saying: "In my opinion, two mudd of Syrian wheat are equal to one sa’ of these things." So the people started acting accordingly. Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I will always give Sadaqat al-Fitr in the same way as I used to give during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)," or he said, "as long as I am alive, I will continue to act in this way."
Hadith Reference صحيح ابن خزيمه / جماع أبواب صدقة الفطر فى رمضان / 2418