The amount of the mudd and the sa' in ghusl and wudu'
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the amount of the mudd in decimal measures?
Answer:
The mudd is one Iraqi rittal, and the sa' is five Iraqi rittals. As for the measure that everyone understands, the mudd is the fullness of two hands, and the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) sa' is four full handfuls, which is called a sa'. And with two full, medium-sized hands, it is called a mudd. This is the measure that covers both the learned and the unlearned. So the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) sa' is not large; it is five and a third Iraqi rittal.
So its amount is four handfuls from two full hands; this is a mudd. If it is four times, and they are full and moderate—not from small hands nor very large hands, but from medium-sized hands—this is called a mudd. And if it is four times, it is called a sa'. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the amount of the mudd in decimal measures?
Answer:
The mudd is one Iraqi rittal, and the sa' is five Iraqi rittals. As for the measure that everyone understands, the mudd is the fullness of two hands, and the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) sa' is four full handfuls, which is called a sa'. And with two full, medium-sized hands, it is called a mudd. This is the measure that covers both the learned and the unlearned. So the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) sa' is not large; it is five and a third Iraqi rittal.
So its amount is four handfuls from two full hands; this is a mudd. If it is four times, and they are full and moderate—not from small hands nor very large hands, but from medium-sized hands—this is called a mudd. And if it is four times, it is called a sa'. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أسئلة في باب صفة الغسل — islamhouse.com (16:23)
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