What is nisaab?
Question
What is nisaab?
Answer
Nisaab means threshold or the minimum required amount either of zakaat, mahr, etc.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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