Calculating the Nisab of Zakah When the Price of Gold Fluctuates
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The questioner:
This questioner says: How is the nisab of zakah calculated when the price of gold changes from one day to the next?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: How is the nisab of zakah calculated when the price of gold changes from one day to the next?
The Shaykh:
It is calculated by weight, my brother, not by currency. It is calculated by weight, and the weight does not change. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: How is the nisab of zakah calculated when the price of gold changes from one day to the next?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: How is the nisab of zakah calculated when the price of gold changes from one day to the next?
The Shaykh:
It is calculated by weight, my brother, not by currency. It is calculated by weight, and the weight does not change. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : نقول في توحيد الله معتقدين بتوفيق الله — islamhouse.com (1:10:08)
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