Darussalam · Volume 3
23. The Book Of Zakâh(المعجم ٢٣) - كتاب الزَّكَاةSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2513 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 51
Source no. 2354 · Volume 2 · Page 529
Sahih
(صحيح): [سكت عنه شيخنا، وهو في صحيح ابن ماجه ١٤٨٢ - ١٨٢٩ وقال هناك: صحيح أبي داود ١٤٣٣: م ولعل الشيخ اكتفى بالسابق، مع اختصاره].
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2515. It was narrated that Abû Sa'eed said: "We used to pay Sadaqatul Fitr when the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ was among us; a Ṣâ' of food, or a Ṣâ' of dates, or a Ṣâ' of barley, or a Ṣâ' of cottage cheese. We continued to do so until Mu'âwiyah came from Ash-Shâm and one of the things that he taught the people was when he said: 'I think that two Mudds of wheat from Ash-Shâm are equivalent to a Ṣâ' of this.' So the people took to that." (Sahîh)
2513 - أَخْبَرَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ وَكِيعٍ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: «كُنَّا نُخْرِجُ صَدَقَةَ الْفِطْرِ إِذْ كَانَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَاعًا مِنْ طَعَامٍ، أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ تَمْرٍ، أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ شَعِيرٍ، أَوْ صَاعًا مِنْ أَقِطٍ» فَلَمْ نَزَلْ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى قَدِمَ مُعَاوِيَةُ مِنَ الشَّامِ، وَكَانَ فِيمَا عَلَّمَ النَّاسَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: مَا أَرَى مُدَّيْنِ مِنْ سَمْرَاءِ الشَّامِ إِلَّا تَعْدِلُ صَاعًا مِنْ هَذَا، قَالَ: فَأَخَذَ النَّاسُ بِذَلِكَ
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A Ṣâ' equals four Mudds. So to say, one-half Ṣâ' of wheat equalled one Ṣâ' of dates, etc. in terms of value. The Ṣâ' was in reality a volume measure, not a measure of weight. Every item in a pint is not of equal weight. Wheat will weigh differently; dates will weigh differently, and likewise raisins' weight will be varied. Therefore, a full Ṣâ' of food ought to be given, whatever the commodity might be. (See the note for No. 2502)