The weight of the dinar in gold and the ruling on the expiation

The questioner : Yes, very well. Let us see: if he did it and had intercourse in the private part, what is upon him? How much is the weight of the dinar in gold?

The Shaykh : Yes, it is one mithqal of gold, one mithqal of gold. It is said that the Saudi riyal is approximately two mithqals, the Saudi gold is approximately two mithqals, because it is eleven and a half, no, ten and a half, or twelve minus four-sevenths, but it appears to be ten and a half, as ten and a half and an eighth out of twenty means around the half, meaning that the Saudi riyal is approximately two mithqals, right? Very well. This means that the Saudi riyal is eight grams, so twenty mithqals are ten and five-eighths riyals, ten and five-eighths means that the Saudi riyal now is ten. Or five-eighths, approximately half of the Saudi riyal is the Islamic dinar. It is a small amount, meaning eighty-five out of twenty. Very well. Is this issue agreed upon or not? Adnan. Yes, fine. Do you know of a statement from any of the Imams other than Imam Ahmad on this? I mean, regarding this hadith that Abu Dawud narrated about the obligation of the expiation. Yes, correct. And al-Shafi'i said no; if it is the most authentic hadith, he is required to act according to it. Yes, al-Shafi'i conditioned acting according to it on the establishment and authenticity of the hadith.