What is the nisaab amount of gold and silver?

Published as Nisaab amount of Gold and Silver

7 Feb 2012 · 15 Rabiʻ I 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

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If a person possesses gold to the weight of 87,48g or silver to the weight of 612,36g, then zakaat will be fardh.

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نصاب الذهب عشرون مثقالا والفضة مئتا درهم كل عشرة دراهم وزن سبعة مثاقيل (الدر المختار 2/295)

ليس فيما دون مائتي درهم صدقة فإذا كانت مائتي درهم وحال عليها الحول ففيها خمسة دراهم ... ليس فيما دون عشرين مثفالا من الذهب صدقة فإذا كانت عشرين مثقالا وحال عليها الحول ففيها نصف مثقال (مختصر القدوري صـ 56)

ونصاب الذهب عشرون مثقالا ونصاب الفضة مائتا درهم من الدراهم التي كل عشرة منها وزن سبعة مثاقيل (حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح صـ 717)

Answered by: Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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