What is the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) for gold and silver in grams?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the gold and silver that is traded in this era, it is measured in grams. What is the nisab for it?
The Shaykh:
The weights are considered by the mithqal. If it reaches twenty mithqals, then zakah is due on it. The nisab for grams, and we know that twenty mithqals is the nisab for gold.
The questioner:
Twenty mithqals, what is its equivalent in grams today?
The Shaykh:
They say it is ninety-three grams. Twenty mithqals equals ninety-three grams. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the gold and silver that is traded in this era, it is measured in grams. What is the nisab for it?
The Shaykh:
The weights are considered by the mithqal. If it reaches twenty mithqals, then zakah is due on it. The nisab for grams, and we know that twenty mithqals is the nisab for gold.
The questioner:
Twenty mithqals, what is its equivalent in grams today?
The Shaykh:
They say it is ninety-three grams. Twenty mithqals equals ninety-three grams. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [677 -2802] ما نصاب الذهب والفضة بالجرام؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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