The default ruling on distinguishing between what is measured by volume and what is weighed
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Question:
We hope you will clarify for us the principle that distinguishes between what is measured by volume and what is weighed, especially since there are items that are sold by volume in one country and by weight in another.
Answer:
As I mentioned to you, the jurists state that one refers to the custom of the people of Makkah and Madinah at the time the revelation was sent down. Whatever was measured by volume or by weight in Makkah and Madinah remains measured by volume or by weight until the end of time. If people’s custom regarding it changes, it is returned to the original, which is the first custom.
We hope you will clarify for us the principle that distinguishes between what is measured by volume and what is weighed, especially since there are items that are sold by volume in one country and by weight in another.
Answer:
As I mentioned to you, the jurists state that one refers to the custom of the people of Makkah and Madinah at the time the revelation was sent down. Whatever was measured by volume or by weight in Makkah and Madinah remains measured by volume or by weight until the end of time. If people’s custom regarding it changes, it is returned to the original, which is the first custom.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 10 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|البيوع|باب الربا|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (57:16)
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