Explanation of the author of al-Rawd’s statement: “And if a bint labun is obligatory upon him, for example, and he does not have one, or if it is defective, he may substitute a bint makhad and pay a compensation, or a haqah and receive it.”
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The Shaykh : All right, in the explanation it says “And if a bint labun is obligatory upon him, for example, and he does not have one, he may substitute a bint makhad and pay a compensation, or a haqah and receive it”, yes?
The questioner : Or if it is defective.
The Shaykh : Or if it is defective; a defective one is not sufficient. If a bint labun is obligatory upon him, in how many camels is a bint labun?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In forty camels, a bint labun. But he does not have one, and he has a bint makhad. Is the bint makhad lower or higher?
The questioner : Lower.
The Shaykh : Lower. So he pays a bint makhad and pays a compensation with it. And if he does not have a bint labun and he has a haqah, he pays the haqah and receives the compensation. Where does he receive it from? From the collector that the authority sends to collect the zakah. He receives it. It is called a compensation. What is the compensation? Two sheep or twenty dirhams, meaning each sheep is worth ten dirhams. This was in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). In the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), it was two sheep or twenty dirhams. Are the twenty dirhams an appraisal or a fixed amount? It appears, and Allah knows best, that it is an appraisal. Based on that, if the value of the two sheep is two hundred, and he wants to substitute them, can he say, “I will give you only twenty dirhams”? Yes? If it is a fixed amount, it is sufficient. If it is an appraisal, it is not sufficient. And it appears that it is an appraisal. Yes, is it clear?
The questioner : Clear.
The Shaykh : Now, we have a bint makhad, a bint labun, a haqah, and a jadh'ah. If a bint labun is obligatory upon him and he does not have a bint labun, we say you now have a choice: either you pay a bint makhad with a sheep or twenty dirhams—two sheep or twenty dirhams—or you pay a haqah, which is higher than a bint labun, and we give you two sheep or twenty dirhams. Is it clear? There is no compensation in anything other than camels. There is no compensation in anything other than camels. The compensation is specific to camels because the Sunnah came with it.
The questioner : Or if it is defective.
The Shaykh : Or if it is defective; a defective one is not sufficient. If a bint labun is obligatory upon him, in how many camels is a bint labun?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : In forty camels, a bint labun. But he does not have one, and he has a bint makhad. Is the bint makhad lower or higher?
The questioner : Lower.
The Shaykh : Lower. So he pays a bint makhad and pays a compensation with it. And if he does not have a bint labun and he has a haqah, he pays the haqah and receives the compensation. Where does he receive it from? From the collector that the authority sends to collect the zakah. He receives it. It is called a compensation. What is the compensation? Two sheep or twenty dirhams, meaning each sheep is worth ten dirhams. This was in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). In the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), it was two sheep or twenty dirhams. Are the twenty dirhams an appraisal or a fixed amount? It appears, and Allah knows best, that it is an appraisal. Based on that, if the value of the two sheep is two hundred, and he wants to substitute them, can he say, “I will give you only twenty dirhams”? Yes? If it is a fixed amount, it is sufficient. If it is an appraisal, it is not sufficient. And it appears that it is an appraisal. Yes, is it clear?
The questioner : Clear.
The Shaykh : Now, we have a bint makhad, a bint labun, a haqah, and a jadh'ah. If a bint labun is obligatory upon him and he does not have a bint labun, we say you now have a choice: either you pay a bint makhad with a sheep or twenty dirhams—two sheep or twenty dirhams—or you pay a haqah, which is higher than a bint labun, and we give you two sheep or twenty dirhams. Is it clear? There is no compensation in anything other than camels. There is no compensation in anything other than camels. The compensation is specific to camels because the Sunnah came with it.