On the zakah of the two currencies, is it correct to say that for what is coined, the number is the criterion, and for what is weighed, the weight is the criterion?
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The questioner : ... Some of them said the criterion is the weight, and some of them said the criterion is the number, and we said that the zakah of the weight is ... .
The Shaykh : Which is better? If it were said to follow the safer course, that would be good.
The questioner : ... Another aspect is that for what is coined, the criterion is the number, and for what is weighed, the criterion is the weight ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, let us leave this talk aside. The talk is about coined currency. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) dealt with coins, and they also dealt with weight. Sometimes they dealt with weight. For example, he would say, "I bought it from you for one hundred dirhams," meaning two and a half awqiya. And so it came in the hadith: "Weigh and make it heavier." Yes?
The questioner : ... For example, the hadith came with two hundred dirhams ... five awqiya.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : So what is weighed is according to the hadith, five awqiya, by weight, and what is coined is by number.
The Shaykh : No, we have not seen anyone say this, yes?
The questioner : O Shaykh, regarding bookstores, if a person sells books, is it calculated on ... .
The Shaykh : This will come to us in the zakah of merchandise, if Allah wills, yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : All right, since the time has not run out, is it finished?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The Shaykh : Which is better? If it were said to follow the safer course, that would be good.
The questioner : ... Another aspect is that for what is coined, the criterion is the number, and for what is weighed, the criterion is the weight ... .
The Shaykh : No, no, let us leave this talk aside. The talk is about coined currency. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) dealt with coins, and they also dealt with weight. Sometimes they dealt with weight. For example, he would say, "I bought it from you for one hundred dirhams," meaning two and a half awqiya. And so it came in the hadith: "Weigh and make it heavier." Yes?
The questioner : ... For example, the hadith came with two hundred dirhams ... five awqiya.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : So what is weighed is according to the hadith, five awqiya, by weight, and what is coined is by number.
The Shaykh : No, we have not seen anyone say this, yes?
The questioner : O Shaykh, regarding bookstores, if a person sells books, is it calculated on ... .
The Shaykh : This will come to us in the zakah of merchandise, if Allah wills, yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : All right, since the time has not run out, is it finished?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?