Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported that when Mu'awiya prescribed half a sa' of wheat equal to one sa' of dates, he (Abu Sa'id al-Khudri) objected to it, and said:
I would take out (Sadaqat-ul-Fitr) but that which I used to bring forth during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) one sa' of dates, or one sa' of raisins, or one sa' of barley, or one sa' of cheese.