The nisab of gold for which zakah is obligatory
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Question:
After this, we move on to another letter in this episode of the program from your sister in Allah from Abha. She says: What is the nisab of gold for which zakah is obligatory? How much is it in Saudi riyals?
Answer:
The nisab of gold for which zakah is obligatory is what reaches two hundred and twenty grams, what reaches two hundred and twenty grams, and its amount in Saudi pounds is eleven and a half pounds, eleven and a half pounds, this is its amount in Saudi pounds, yes. As for riyals, they are not the nisab for gold, but the nisab for gold is eleven and a half pounds. You calculate what that equals in riyals, and this varies with the rise and fall of prices. So you calculate eleven and a half pounds at any given time in terms of what it equals in riyals, and you pay the zakah from it at the rate of one-quarter of one-tenth. Yes.
After this, we move on to another letter in this episode of the program from your sister in Allah from Abha. She says: What is the nisab of gold for which zakah is obligatory? How much is it in Saudi riyals?
Answer:
The nisab of gold for which zakah is obligatory is what reaches two hundred and twenty grams, what reaches two hundred and twenty grams, and its amount in Saudi pounds is eleven and a half pounds, eleven and a half pounds, this is its amount in Saudi pounds, yes. As for riyals, they are not the nisab for gold, but the nisab for gold is eleven and a half pounds. You calculate what that equals in riyals, and this varies with the rise and fall of prices. So you calculate eleven and a half pounds at any given time in terms of what it equals in riyals, and you pay the zakah from it at the rate of one-quarter of one-tenth. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نصاب الذهب الذي تجب فيه الزكاة. الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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