عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ - رضي اللَّه عنهمَا - قَالَ: «فَرَضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ زَكَاةَ الفِطْرِ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ، أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ، عَلَى العَبْدِ وَالحُرِّ، وَالذَّكَرِ وَالأُنْثَى، وَالصَّغِيرِ وَالكَبِيرِ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَأَمَرَ بِهَا أَنْ تُؤَدَّى قَبْلَ خُرُوجِ النَّاسِ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ».
‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar narrated that
1. God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) made Zakat al-Fiṭr at the end of Ramadan obligatory on people: 2. one ṣā‘ of dates, or one ṣā‘ of barley 3. for every Muslim, whether a free person or slave, male or female, young or old. 4. He ordered that it should be paid before people go out to join the [Eid] Prayer.
Related by al-Bukhari, 1507; Muslim, 984.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) explains that Zakat al-Fiṭr is payable for every Muslim male or female, free or slave, young or old. For each one, its quantity is one ṣāꜤ of food. It must be paid out before the Eid Prayer.
