He asks about the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) of the value of that poultry. May Allah reward you with good?
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The questioner:
At the end of the letter, he asks about the nisab of the value of that poultry. May Allah reward you with good. What is the nisab?
The Shaykh:
The minimum nisab for currency in which zakah becomes obligatory is measured by the silver riyal. The nisab of the Saudi riyal in silver is fifty-six riyals, or the equivalent in paper currency. So, if you have the equivalent of fifty-six silver riyals in Saudi riyals, or more than that, then a quarter of a tenth is obligatory in it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you. Fifty-six riyals of the Saudi coin riyals. How much is that equivalent to in paper currency today, Shaykh Fawzan, if you would be so kind?
The Shaykh:
This varies depending on the price of silver currency with the money changers. So he should ask the money changers how much the Saudi silver riyal is worth in paper currency, and they will inform him of that.
The questioner:
Does that mean that if he finds that the price of the silver riyal is, for example, eight riyals, then if four hundred or four hundred and fifty riyals have accumulated, he must pay zakah on them, even though they are paper riyals?
The Shaykh:
The minimum amount is when he reaches the equivalent of fifty-six silver riyals, not eight riyals, but fifty-six silver riyals. The paper currency equivalent to that has zakah in it, and what is less than that does not have zakah in it.
At the end of the letter, he asks about the nisab of the value of that poultry. May Allah reward you with good. What is the nisab?
The Shaykh:
The minimum nisab for currency in which zakah becomes obligatory is measured by the silver riyal. The nisab of the Saudi riyal in silver is fifty-six riyals, or the equivalent in paper currency. So, if you have the equivalent of fifty-six silver riyals in Saudi riyals, or more than that, then a quarter of a tenth is obligatory in it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you. Fifty-six riyals of the Saudi coin riyals. How much is that equivalent to in paper currency today, Shaykh Fawzan, if you would be so kind?
The Shaykh:
This varies depending on the price of silver currency with the money changers. So he should ask the money changers how much the Saudi silver riyal is worth in paper currency, and they will inform him of that.
The questioner:
Does that mean that if he finds that the price of the silver riyal is, for example, eight riyals, then if four hundred or four hundred and fifty riyals have accumulated, he must pay zakah on them, even though they are paper riyals?
The Shaykh:
The minimum amount is when he reaches the equivalent of fifty-six silver riyals, not eight riyals, but fifty-six silver riyals. The paper currency equivalent to that has zakah in it, and what is less than that does not have zakah in it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، يسأل عن النصاب من قيمة ذلك الحمام جزاكم الله خيراً؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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