Arabic (Original)
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ ثنا الْحَسَنُ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ثنا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ عَنِ الْأَجْلَحِ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ قَالَ كَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْيَمَنِ إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَةُ فِي الْحِنْطَةِ وَالشَّعِيرِ وَالتَّمْرِ وَالزَّبِيبِ هَذِهِ الْأَحَادِيثُ كُلُّهَا مَرَاسِيلُ إِلَّا أَنَّهَا مِنْ طُرُقٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ فَبَعْضُهَا يُؤَكِّدُ بَعْضًا وَمَعَهَا رِوَايَةُ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى وَقَدْ مَضَتْ فِي بَابِ النَّخْلِ وَمَعَهَا قَوْلُ بَعْضِ الصَّحَابَةِ ؓ
English Translation
Abu Sa'id narrated to us... from al-Sha'bi who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) wrote to the people of Yemen: 'Charity is only on wheat, barley, dates, and raisins.' All these hadiths are mursal (disconnected) except that they come from different paths, so they strengthen each other. Along with them is the narration of Abu Burdah from Abu Musa which has preceded in the chapter on palm trees. And with them are the statements of some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them).