Arabic : Book 17, Hadith 631
Malik Muwatta: Hadith 646
17. Zakat
موطأ مالك
646
Malik Muwattaوَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ لاَ يُخْرِجُ فِي زَكَاةِ الْفِطْرِ إِلاَّ التَّمْرَ إِلاَّ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً فَإِنَّهُ أَخْرَجَ شَعِيرًا .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar would always pay the zakat al-fitr in dates, except once, when he paid it in barley.
Reference: USC-MSA web (English) : Book 17, Hadith 55
Arabic : Book 17, Hadith 631
Arabic : Book 17, Hadith 631