The amount of the nisab in gold and silver.
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The Shaykh : However, it is not obligatory unless it reaches the nisab. The nisab in silver is one hundred and forty mithqals, and in gold it is twenty mithqals. In silver, one hundred and forty mithqals; in gold, twenty mithqals. Fine, twenty mithqals is eighty-five grams. We say grams, or carats?
The questioner : All of them.
The Shaykh : With the letter jīm.
The questioner : All of them.
The Shaykh : With the letter jīm or with the letter qāf?
The questioner : With the letter ghayn.
The Shaykh : With the letter jīm or with the letter ghayn, in any case, eighty-five grams for twenty mithqals. Twenty mithqals is eighty-five grams. Fine, what is one hundred and forty mithqals? Twenty mithqals equals eighty-five grams. One hundred and forty mithqals equals—multiply seven by eighty-five: five hundred and ninety-five grams. This is the nisab of silver: five hundred and ninety-five grams. And if Allah wills, tomorrow, if I remember, or if you remind me, I will ask you about it. I do not know if you have forgotten or memorized it. The nisab of gold in grams is eighty-five; the nisab of silver in grams is five hundred and ninety-five. Fine, whoever is asked about it tomorrow and answers, it will be said, "You are correct." And whoever does not answer, it will be said, "What is the equivalent in paper currency? What is the value in the money of the exchange dealers here?"
The questioner : All of them.
The Shaykh : With the letter jīm.
The questioner : All of them.
The Shaykh : With the letter jīm or with the letter qāf?
The questioner : With the letter ghayn.
The Shaykh : With the letter jīm or with the letter ghayn, in any case, eighty-five grams for twenty mithqals. Twenty mithqals is eighty-five grams. Fine, what is one hundred and forty mithqals? Twenty mithqals equals eighty-five grams. One hundred and forty mithqals equals—multiply seven by eighty-five: five hundred and ninety-five grams. This is the nisab of silver: five hundred and ninety-five grams. And if Allah wills, tomorrow, if I remember, or if you remind me, I will ask you about it. I do not know if you have forgotten or memorized it. The nisab of gold in grams is eighty-five; the nisab of silver in grams is five hundred and ninety-five. Fine, whoever is asked about it tomorrow and answers, it will be said, "You are correct." And whoever does not answer, it will be said, "What is the equivalent in paper currency? What is the value in the money of the exchange dealers here?"