The Nisab of Paper Currency and Paying Zakah from the Salary
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: When does paper currency reach the nisab? And how do I pay zakah from my monthly salary?
Answer:
For paper currency, the nisab is the amount equivalent to the exchange value of fifty-six Saudi Riyals in silver. This is the nisab: the amount equivalent to fifty-six Saudi Riyals in silver currency. You should ask the money changers about that. This is the nisab for paper currency. Anything more than that does not require you to ask about the nisab or whether it is the nisab. If you have, for example, a large amount—thousands, hundreds, or millions—you do not need to ask what the nisab is. You pay zakah on the amount you have, because you have more than the nisab.
Honorable Shaykh, the questioner asks: When does paper currency reach the nisab? And how do I pay zakah from my monthly salary?
Answer:
For paper currency, the nisab is the amount equivalent to the exchange value of fifty-six Saudi Riyals in silver. This is the nisab: the amount equivalent to fifty-six Saudi Riyals in silver currency. You should ask the money changers about that. This is the nisab for paper currency. Anything more than that does not require you to ask about the nisab or whether it is the nisab. If you have, for example, a large amount—thousands, hundreds, or millions—you do not need to ask what the nisab is. You pay zakah on the amount you have, because you have more than the nisab.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 075-كتاب النكاح - 7-11-24 هـ — archive.org (1:19:11)
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