Sahih Muslim Hadith 2284 – Zakât A1-Fitr Is Due

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[2284] 18 – ( … ) It was narrated that Abü Sa'eed Al-KhudrI said: "When the Messenger of Allah was among us, we used to pay Zakât A1-Fitr on behalf of everyone, young and old, free and slave, a Sâ' of wheat, or a Sâ' of cottage cheese, or a Sâ' of barley, or a â' of dates, or a Sâ' of raisins. We contained to pay that until Mu'âwiyah bin AbI Sufyân came to us for Hajj or 'Umrah, and addressed the people from the Minbar. Among the things that he said to the people was: 'I think that two Mudd of wheat of Ash-Sham are equivalent to a â' of dates.' And the people adopted that." AN Sa'eed said: "As for me, I will continue to pay it as I used to pay it for as long as I live."