Narrated Al-Ju'aid bin Abdur-Rahman: As-Sa'ib bin Yazid said, "The Sa' at the time of the Prophet was equal to one Mudd plus one-third of a Mudd of your time, and then it was increased in the time of Caliph 'Umar bin 'Abdul Aziz."
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 79: Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths, Hadith #703
Narrated Al-Ju'aid bin Abdur-Rahman: As-Sa'ib bin Yazid said, "The Sa' at the time of the Prophet was equal to one Mudd plus one-third of a Mudd of your time, and then it was increased in the time of Caliph 'Umar bin 'Abdul Aziz."
This hadith is from the book of Expiation for Unfulfilled Oaths in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 703 in book 79 of volume 8.
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