LessonsSadaqat al-Fitr: Liability, Amounts, and TimingQuiz

والصاع عند أبي حنيفه ومحمد ثمانية أرطال بالعراقي
Translation: According to Abu Hanifah and Muhammad, one saʿ equals eight Iraqi ratls.

The ratl is a historical unit of weight, here specifically the Iraqi ratl. The stated number is eight ratls to one saʿ.

Under that interpretation, half a saʿ of wheat amounts to four Iraqi ratls. No definitive modern kilogram conversion is asserted from this text alone.

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Saʿ according to Abu Hanifah and Muhammad

Sadaqat al-Fitr: Liability, Amounts, and Timing

والصاع عند أبي حنيفه ومحمد ثمانية أرطال بالعراقي
Translation: According to Abu Hanifah and Muhammad, one saʿ equals eight Iraqi ratls.

The ratl is a historical unit of weight, here specifically the Iraqi ratl. The stated number is eight ratls to one saʿ.

Under that interpretation, half a saʿ of wheat amounts to four Iraqi ratls. No definitive modern kilogram conversion is asserted from this text alone.