If compensation is obligatory and the price of the two sheep is high, is the value taken into account?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If it is obligatory?
The questioner : It is obligatory; is the compensation for him or upon him?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the price of the two sheep is high; in some years, the price of sheep reaches the price of a *haqqa*. So, is the value taken into account?
The Shaykh : In any case, if the price rises until it exceeds the *haqqa*, the person is not going to pay more money than a *haqqa*; he will be given a *haqqa*. For example, if he does not have a *bint labun* but has a *bint makhad*, and they are required to make compensation, is that not so? The value of the sheep is high. What will he choose? He will choose a *haqqa*, buy a *haqqa*, and pay it, or the *bint labun* that is obligatory upon him, yes?
The Shaykh : If it is obligatory?
The questioner : It is obligatory; is the compensation for him or upon him?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the price of the two sheep is high; in some years, the price of sheep reaches the price of a *haqqa*. So, is the value taken into account?
The Shaykh : In any case, if the price rises until it exceeds the *haqqa*, the person is not going to pay more money than a *haqqa*; he will be given a *haqqa*. For example, if he does not have a *bint labun* but has a *bint makhad*, and they are required to make compensation, is that not so? The value of the sheep is high. What will he choose? He will choose a *haqqa*, buy a *haqqa*, and pay it, or the *bint labun* that is obligatory upon him, yes?