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MAKSUD AUSUQ
What is meant by wasaq or ausuq, and what is its measure?
Short answer
Ausuq is the plural of wasaq, a unit of measure fixed at the time of the Prophet as equal to 60 Madinah gantang.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum Edisi Ramadhan
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Ausuq is the plural of wasaq, a unit of measure fixed at the time of the Prophet as equal to 60 Madinah gantang. A gantang is taken as three litres, so one wasaq is 180 litres for the crop nisab and 90 litres for fruits. Five ausuq is stated as 363 Malaysian gantang according to Abdullah Basmeh, or 653 kg according to Abdullah Nasih Ulwan.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Ausuqadalah kata jam' bagi perkataan wasaq, iaitu sejenis sukatan. Rasulullah SAW telah menetapkan kadar sukatan satu wasaq pada zaman Baginda bersamaan 60 gantang Madinah.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “MAKSUD AUSUQ”, 9 July 2015. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/edisi-ramadhan/1927-maksud-ausuq. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/meaning-of-wasaq-or-ausuq-and-its-measure/