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Sunan Ibn Majah 1829 (Book 8, Hadith 47) #31181
The Importance of Paying Zakatul-Fitr

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of paying Zakatul-Fitr, which was practiced during the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and continued to be practiced until Mu'awiyah came to Al-Madinah. Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri declared his intention to continue paying it as he used to pay it at the time of Messenger of Allah for as long as he lived.

It was narrated that: Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said: "We used to pay Zakatul-Fitr when the Messenger of Allah was among us, one Sa of food, one Sa of dates, one Sa of barley, one Sa of sun-baked cottage cheese, one Sa of raisins. We continued to do that until Mu'awiyah came to us in Al-Madinah. One of the things he said to the people was: 'I think that two Mudd wheat from Sham is equivalent to one Sa of this (ie dates)'. So the people followed that".Abu Sa'eed said: "I'll continue to pay it as I used to pay it at the time of Messenger of Allah for as long as I live".
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ الْفَرَّاءِ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي سَرْحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُخْرِجُ زَكَاةَ الْفِطْرِ إِذْ كَانَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ صَاعًا مِنْ طَعَامٍ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ صَاعًا مِنْ أَقِطٍ صَاعًا مِنْ زَبِيبٍ فَلَمْ نَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَكَانَ فِيمَا كَلَّمَ بِهِ النَّاسَ أَنْ قَالَ لاَ أُرَى مُدَّيْنِ مِنْ سَمْرَاءِ الشَّامِ إِلاَّ تَعْدِلُ صَاعًا مِنْ هَذَا ‏.‏ فَأَخَذَ النَّاسُ بِذَلِكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ لاَ أَزَالُ أُخْرِجُهُ كَمَا كُنْتُ أُخْرِجُهُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ـ أَبَدًا مَا عِشْتُ

TOPICS
charity  *  food  *  dates  *  barley  *  cheese  *  raisins  *  zakatulfitr

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow religious obligations even if someone suggests something different from what you are used too .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the importance and practice of paying Zakatul Fitr, which is a charity given by Muslims at the end of Ramadan. It was narrated by Abu Sa’eed Al Khudri that during Prophet Muhammad's lifetime, one sa’a or measure was given in food such as dates, barley, sun baked cottage cheese and raisins. When Mu’awiyah came to Madinah he suggested that two mudd wheat from Sham would be equivalent to one sa’a but people still followed what they used to do before him and Abu Sa’eed declared his intention to continue doing so for as long as he lived. This hadith teaches us that we should not forget our religious obligations even if someone suggests something different from what we are used too because religious practices should remain unchanged unless there is a clear proof from Quran or Sunnah otherwise.

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