“Umar ibn Abdul Aziz used to accept money for Sadaqat’ul Fitr.” He (Imaam Ahmad) replied, “How could they adhere to the sayings of so-and-so, and ignore the hadeeth of the Prophet (sal-Allâhu
(literally meaning 1/10th), imposed at the rate of onetenth in nonirrigated lands or one twentieth (i.e., a halfushr or nishful ushr) on the produce from irrigated lands(Bukhari, 1971: 2:24:560).Zakat-ul-mal is called obligatory wealth tax, but un-like tax it applies to assets ...
[Agreed Upon] Zakaat-ul-Fitr consists of a saa' of food, particularly the produce that humans uproot from the earth. Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudree (radyAllaahu 'anhu) reported: "During the time of the Prophet (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam), we used to give out a saa' of food on the ...