Calculating the Nisab of Zakah from Paper Currency
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The questioner : The money changers, and ask how much the Arab silver riyal is worth. If he says it is worth ten, how much is the nisab in paper currency?
The Shaykh : Five hundred and sixty. Because it is from the silver riyal, fifty-six; multiply it by ten, that is five hundred and sixty. Yes.
The questioner : Good, and if the silver riyal is worth five Iraqi dinars.
The Shaykh : Fifty-five times five.
The questioner : Half of it,
The Shaykh : Yes, five hundred and sixty, what is half of it? Five, two and a half, sixteen, eighty, two hundred and eighty, yes.
The Shaykh : Five hundred and sixty. Because it is from the silver riyal, fifty-six; multiply it by ten, that is five hundred and sixty. Yes.
The questioner : Good, and if the silver riyal is worth five Iraqi dinars.
The Shaykh : Fifty-five times five.
The questioner : Half of it,
The Shaykh : Yes, five hundred and sixty, what is half of it? Five, two and a half, sixteen, eighty, two hundred and eighty, yes.
Source
اللقاءات الرمضانية لعام 1412هـ - 2 — binothaimeen.net (55:30)
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