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Sunan Abi Dawud 3280 (Book 22, Hadith 39) #23570
Measurements of Makkuk Khalid

SUMMARY: The hadith is about a Makkuk (measurement) called Makkuk Khalid, which was two measurements according to the measurements of Harun.

Narrated Muhammad b. Muhmmad b. Khattab Abu 'Umar : We had a Makkuk which was called Makkuk Khalid. Its capacity was two measurements according to the measurements of Harun. The narrator said: The sa' of Khalid was the sa' of Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَلاَّدٍ أَبُو عُمَرَ، قَالَ ‏:‏ كَانَ عِنْدَنَا مَكُّوكٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَكُّوكُ خَالِدٍ وَكَانَ كَيْلَجَتَيْنِ بِكَيْلَجَةِ هَارُونَ، قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ ‏:‏ صَاعُ خَالِدٍ صَاعُ هِشَامٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ

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measurement  *  miqyas  *  makkuk  *  harun

QUICK LESSONS:
Be careful when measuring things and make sure your standards are accurate so you can get accurate results from your calculations and estimations.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith talks about a measurement called the "Makkuk Khalid". It was two measurements according to the measurements of Harun, which was also known as the sa' of Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik. This hadith is important because it shows us how people in that time measured things and how they kept track of their measurements and standards for them. It also teaches us that we should be careful when measuring things and make sure that our standards are accurate so that we can get accurate results from our calculations and estimations.

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