The Weight of the Ashrafi

Question

What is the value of an ashrafi (gold coin)?

Answer

The weight of the red (gold) dinar and of the ashrafi is 4½ mashas (a unit of weight, ≈ 0.97 g); the mithqal has this same weight. The value should be ascertained from the market.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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