The Amount of Expiations: Is a Mudd of Barley Sufficient in Them?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. A questioner asks: Is a mudd of barley sufficient in all expiations, such as the fidyah for harm in Hajj, the kaffarah for an oath, and others?
Answer:
Yes, a mudd of barley is equivalent to half a sa' of other grains in all expiations. This is one opinion. The other opinion is that it is half a sa' in all cases, whether in Hajj or otherwise. Half a sa' is two mudds, meaning two mudds, and one mudd, which is a quarter of a sa', is not sufficient. This is another opinion, and it is the one by which a fatwa is issued now. That is, the amount given to the poor in expiations is half a sa', which is approximately one and a half kilograms. One and a half kilograms is half a sa', because a sa' is approximately three kilograms, so half of it is one and a half kilograms.
May Allah reward you. A questioner asks: Is a mudd of barley sufficient in all expiations, such as the fidyah for harm in Hajj, the kaffarah for an oath, and others?
Answer:
Yes, a mudd of barley is equivalent to half a sa' of other grains in all expiations. This is one opinion. The other opinion is that it is half a sa' in all cases, whether in Hajj or otherwise. Half a sa' is two mudds, meaning two mudds, and one mudd, which is a quarter of a sa', is not sufficient. This is another opinion, and it is the one by which a fatwa is issued now. That is, the amount given to the poor in expiations is half a sa', which is approximately one and a half kilograms. One and a half kilograms is half a sa', because a sa' is approximately three kilograms, so half of it is one and a half kilograms.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/126 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (23:05)
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