Ibn Majah

Benefits and Issues:
➊ By "hand" is meant the distance from the bottom to the elbow, which is two spans, i.e., eight finger-widths or approximately one and a half feet. The measure of seven cubits is equal to three and a half yards or about ten and a half feet.

➋ By "path" can be meant the width of a street, or it can also refer to an open path between fields. Its width should be such that pedestrians, women, and those riding horses, donkeys, or mules can all pass easily.

➌ Today is the era of cars, buses, etc., so an appropriate limit can be set according to their requirements. When planning new settlements, the width of streets and roads should not be kept less than this.

➍ When cultivating barren land, the width of any path left should also be determined in the same manner.