CHAPTER 1. Enjoining the Sadaqat-ul-Fitr

2:579 Narrated by Ibn Umar

Allah’s Apostle enjoined the payment of one Sa’ of dates or one Sa’ of barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr on every Muslim slave or free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the people went out to offer the ‘Id prayer. (One Sa’ = 3 Kilograms approx.)

CHAPTER 2. Sadaqat-ul-Fitr is to be given before the ‘Eid prayer.

2:586 Narrated by Abu Said Al-Khudri

In the life-time of Allah’s Apostle , we used to give one Sa’ of food (edible things) as Sadaqat-ul-Fit,r (to the poor). Our food used to be either of barley, raisins (dried grapes), cottage cheese or dates.

CHAPTER 3. Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (is compulsory) on a slave as well as on a free Muslim.

2:588 Narrated by Ibn ‘Umar

Allah’s Apostle has made Sadaqatul-Fitr obligatory, (and it was), either one Sa’ of barley or one Sa’ of dates (and its payment was obligatory) on young and old people, and on free men as well as on slaves.