Estimating the Zakah Nisab by Silver
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people insist on paying zakah based on the silver nisab, and estimating it by the silver nisab rather than gold, claiming that this is the definitive position, that it is a matter of scholarly consensus, and that it is in the interest of the poor.
Answer:
This applies if the wealth is small; if it is small, it is equivalent to fifty-six riyals in silver. But if the wealth is large—billions or millions—there is no need to estimate it. Just pay the zakah, which is one-quarter of a tenth, and that is sufficient. This is in addition to the nisab. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people insist on paying zakah based on the silver nisab, and estimating it by the silver nisab rather than gold, claiming that this is the definitive position, that it is a matter of scholarly consensus, and that it is in the interest of the poor.
Answer:
This applies if the wealth is small; if it is small, it is equivalent to fifty-six riyals in silver. But if the wealth is large—billions or millions—there is no need to estimate it. Just pay the zakah, which is one-quarter of a tenth, and that is sufficient. This is in addition to the nisab. Yes.
Source
مقدمة ابن أبي زيد القيرواني في العقيدة 24-03-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (1:15:17)
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