The people go out to the prayer. And from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri who said: We used to pay Zakat al-Fitr as one sa’ of food, or one sa’ of barley, or one sa’ of dates, or one sa’ of aqit (dried curd), or one sa’ of raisins. Both are agreed upon. Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab and Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz said regarding the Almighty's saying: "He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself": It is Zakat al-Fitr. This Zakat is attributed to the Fitr (breaking of the fast) because it becomes obligatory upon the breaking of the fast of Ramadan. Ibn Qutaybah said: It is called Fitrah because al-fitrah is creation, as Allah the Almighty said: "[Adhere to] the fitrah of Allah upon which He has created all people."
(9) Omitted from the original and B. (10) Aqit is made from churned milk, cooked then left until it is drained of its whey. (11) The first was narrated by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on the Obligation of Sadaqat al-Fitr, and the Chapter on Charity before the Eid, from the Book of Zakat. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/161, 162. And Muslim, in: The Chapter on the Command to pay Zakat al-Fitr before the prayer, from the Book of Zakat. Sahih Muslim 2/679. It was also narrated by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on when it should be performed, and the Chapter on how much is to be paid in Sadaqat al-Fitr, from the Book of Zakat. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/373. Al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what has come regarding giving it before the prayer, from the Chapters of Zakat. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/187. Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on the Obligation of the Zakat of Ramadan for Muslims excluding the Mu'ahideen, and the Chapter on the time in which it is recommended to pay Sadaqat al-Fitr, from the Book of Zakat. Al-Mujtaba 5/36, 41. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 2/67, 151, 155, 157. The second was narrated by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on Sadaqat al-Fitr being a sa’ of food, and the Chapter on a sa’ of raisins, from the Book of Zakat. Sahih al-Bukhari 2/161, 162. And Muslim, in: The Chapter on Zakat al-Fitr for Muslims from dates and barley, from the Book of Zakat. Sahih Muslim 2/678, 679. It was also narrated by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on how much is to be paid in Sadaqat al-Fitr, from the Book of Zakat. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/374, 375. Al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what has come regarding Sadaqat al-Fitr, from the Chapters of Zakat. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/179. Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on dates in Zakat al-Fitr, and the Chapter on raisins, the Chapter on flour, the Chapter on barley, and the Chapter on aqit, from the Book of Zakat. Al-Mujtaba 5/38-40. Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on Sadaqat al-Fitr, from the Book of Zakat. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/585. Al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on Zakat al-Fitr, from the Book of Zakat. Sunan al-Darimi 1/392, 393. Imam Malik, in: The Chapter on the Ownership of Zakat al-Fitr, from the Book of Zakat. Al-Muwatta 1/284. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/23, 73, 98. (12) Surah al-A'la, 14. (13) In Gharib al-Hadith 1/184.
