What is the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) of the wealth on which zakah is due?
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السؤال:
We return at the beginning of this episode to the message from our listener Fathi Muhammad Mu'min, our brother Fathi from the Arab Republic of Egypt, the city of As-Salulm, Matrouh Governorate. He sent a number of questions, among which is one that says: What is the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) of the wealth on which zakah is due?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows:
This is a general question, and wealth comes in different types, each type having its own nisab (minimum threshold for zakah). The nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) of gold is twenty mithqals, which amounts to ninety-two grams. In Saudi and French pounds, this is eleven pounds and three-sevenths of a pound. If gold reaches this amount, zakah becomes obligatory on it, which is one-quarter of one-tenth; that is, one pound for every forty pounds. If currency reaches the value of that amount, whether it is in dollars, Egyptian pounds, or anything else, if it reaches this amount, zakah becomes obligatory on it, which is one-quarter of one-tenth.
As for silver, its nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) is one hundred and forty mithqals, which amounts to fifty-six Saudi Riyals in silver dirhams. If currency reaches this amount, or the value of this amount, zakah becomes obligatory on it, which is one-quarter of one-tenth; that is, twenty-five from a thousand, fifty from two thousand, and so on.
As for grains and fruits, their nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) is five wasqs, and one wasq is sixty sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) by the sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If the yield of dates or grains, such as corn, wheat, barley, or rice, reaches three hundred sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) by the sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning five wasqs, zakah becomes obligatory on it. The sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is four handfuls with two moderate, full hands.
The obligatory amount is one-half of one-tenth if the crops or date palms are watered with effort, such as by pumps or canals. In that case, it is one-half of one-tenth; fifty from every thousand, fifty from every thousand weight, for example, or fifty from every kilogram, and so on. Similarly, if grapes reach five wasqs, like dates, it is one-half of one-tenth if they are watered with effort by canals or pumps.
As for when grains and fruits are watered by rain, rivers, or flowing springs, the full one-tenth is due on them; one hundred from every thousand, one hundred from every thousand sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), or one hundred kilograms from every thousand kilograms and one hundred sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), and one thousand from every ten thousand, and so on.
Trade goods are the commodities prepared for sale, such as cars, fabrics, vessels, and the like. Their nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) is the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) of gold and silver. If their value reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) of gold and silver, zakah becomes obligatory on them, which is one-quarter of one-tenth.
As for camels, cattle, and sheep, they have specific nisabs (minimum thresholds for zakah). If they are grazing, spending most of the lunar year or the entire lunar year grazing, then there is a fixed amount of zakah on them, the amount of which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified. For sheep, in forty sheep, one sheep is due. If the sheep are fewer than forty, nothing is due on them up to one hundred and twenty. If they exceed one hundred and twenty, then two sheep are due; in one hundred and twenty-one sheep, two sheep are due, up to two hundred. If they exceed two hundred, then three sheep are due, and so on for every hundred sheep thereafter; in four hundred, four sheep are due, and in five hundred, five sheep are due, and so on.
As for cattle, the minimum nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) is thirty, either a one-year-old male or a one-year-old female, each having reached a full year of age, male or female, a full year in the case of the one-year-old. If the cattle are thirty and grazing, spending a full year grazing, then in the thirty, a one-year-old male or female is due, having reached one year of age. If they reach forty, then a two-year-old is due, having completed two years. Then nothing is due until they reach sixty. If they reach sixty, then two one-year-olds are due, up to seventy. If they reach seventy, then a one-year-old and a two-year-old are due, and so on; in every forty, a two-year-old is due, and in every thirty, a one-year-old is due. If they reach one hundred and twenty, the two obligations become equal. If one wishes, he may give three two-year-olds, because there are three sets of forty in them. If one wishes, he may give four one-year-olds, because there are four sets of thirty in them.
As for camels, their nisabs (minimum thresholds for zakah) are multiple. In five, one sheep is due. In ten, two sheep are due. In fifteen, three sheep are due. In twenty, four sheep are due. If they reach twenty-five, and they are grazing for most of the year or the entire year, then a one-year-old female camel is due, a virgin that has completed one year and entered its second year, up to thirty-six. If they reach thirty-six, then a two-year-old female camel is due, a female that has completed two years, up to forty-six. If they reach forty-six, then a three-year-old female camel that has mated with a male camel is due, having completed three years, up to sixty-one. If they reach sixty-one, then a four-year-old female camel is due, having completed four years and entered its fifth year. If they reach seventy-six, then two two-year-old female camels are due, each having completed two years, up to ninety-one. If they reach ninety-one, then two three-year-old female camels that have mated with a male camel are due, up to one hundred and twenty. If they reach one hundred and twenty, then three two-year-old female camels are due, up to one hundred and thirty. If they reach one hundred and thirty, then two two-year-old female camels and one three-year-old female camel are due; two two-year-old female camels for eighty, and a three-year-old female camel for fifty, the total being a three-year-old female camel and two two-year-old female camels in one hundred and thirty. If they reach one hundred and forty, then two three-year-old female camels are due for the hundred, and a two-year-old female camel for the forty. If they reach one hundred and fifty, then three three-year-old female camels are due, and so on; in every forty, a two-year-old female camel is due, and in every fifty, a three-year-old female camel is due. However, this is on the condition that they are grazing, spending most of the year or the entire year grazing, in the case of cattle, sheep, and camels all. If they are fed, then nothing is due on them. If they are fed for most of the year, nothing is due on them, unless they are for sale, for trade, in which case he pays zakah on them as trade zakah, whether they are camels, cattle, or sheep; he pays trade zakah on them if they are for sale, even if he feeds them. And success is from Allah.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
We return at the beginning of this episode to the message from our listener Fathi Muhammad Mu'min, our brother Fathi from the Arab Republic of Egypt, the city of As-Salulm, Matrouh Governorate. He sent a number of questions, among which is one that says: What is the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) of the wealth on which zakah is due?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon the Messenger of Allah, upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow his guidance. As for what follows:
This is a general question, and wealth comes in different types, each type having its own nisab (minimum threshold for zakah). The nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) of gold is twenty mithqals, which amounts to ninety-two grams. In Saudi and French pounds, this is eleven pounds and three-sevenths of a pound. If gold reaches this amount, zakah becomes obligatory on it, which is one-quarter of one-tenth; that is, one pound for every forty pounds. If currency reaches the value of that amount, whether it is in dollars, Egyptian pounds, or anything else, if it reaches this amount, zakah becomes obligatory on it, which is one-quarter of one-tenth.
As for silver, its nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) is one hundred and forty mithqals, which amounts to fifty-six Saudi Riyals in silver dirhams. If currency reaches this amount, or the value of this amount, zakah becomes obligatory on it, which is one-quarter of one-tenth; that is, twenty-five from a thousand, fifty from two thousand, and so on.
As for grains and fruits, their nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) is five wasqs, and one wasq is sixty sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) by the sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If the yield of dates or grains, such as corn, wheat, barley, or rice, reaches three hundred sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) by the sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning five wasqs, zakah becomes obligatory on it. The sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is four handfuls with two moderate, full hands.
The obligatory amount is one-half of one-tenth if the crops or date palms are watered with effort, such as by pumps or canals. In that case, it is one-half of one-tenth; fifty from every thousand, fifty from every thousand weight, for example, or fifty from every kilogram, and so on. Similarly, if grapes reach five wasqs, like dates, it is one-half of one-tenth if they are watered with effort by canals or pumps.
As for when grains and fruits are watered by rain, rivers, or flowing springs, the full one-tenth is due on them; one hundred from every thousand, one hundred from every thousand sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), or one hundred kilograms from every thousand kilograms and one hundred sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), and one thousand from every ten thousand, and so on.
Trade goods are the commodities prepared for sale, such as cars, fabrics, vessels, and the like. Their nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) is the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) of gold and silver. If their value reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) of gold and silver, zakah becomes obligatory on them, which is one-quarter of one-tenth.
As for camels, cattle, and sheep, they have specific nisabs (minimum thresholds for zakah). If they are grazing, spending most of the lunar year or the entire lunar year grazing, then there is a fixed amount of zakah on them, the amount of which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified. For sheep, in forty sheep, one sheep is due. If the sheep are fewer than forty, nothing is due on them up to one hundred and twenty. If they exceed one hundred and twenty, then two sheep are due; in one hundred and twenty-one sheep, two sheep are due, up to two hundred. If they exceed two hundred, then three sheep are due, and so on for every hundred sheep thereafter; in four hundred, four sheep are due, and in five hundred, five sheep are due, and so on.
As for cattle, the minimum nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) is thirty, either a one-year-old male or a one-year-old female, each having reached a full year of age, male or female, a full year in the case of the one-year-old. If the cattle are thirty and grazing, spending a full year grazing, then in the thirty, a one-year-old male or female is due, having reached one year of age. If they reach forty, then a two-year-old is due, having completed two years. Then nothing is due until they reach sixty. If they reach sixty, then two one-year-olds are due, up to seventy. If they reach seventy, then a one-year-old and a two-year-old are due, and so on; in every forty, a two-year-old is due, and in every thirty, a one-year-old is due. If they reach one hundred and twenty, the two obligations become equal. If one wishes, he may give three two-year-olds, because there are three sets of forty in them. If one wishes, he may give four one-year-olds, because there are four sets of thirty in them.
As for camels, their nisabs (minimum thresholds for zakah) are multiple. In five, one sheep is due. In ten, two sheep are due. In fifteen, three sheep are due. In twenty, four sheep are due. If they reach twenty-five, and they are grazing for most of the year or the entire year, then a one-year-old female camel is due, a virgin that has completed one year and entered its second year, up to thirty-six. If they reach thirty-six, then a two-year-old female camel is due, a female that has completed two years, up to forty-six. If they reach forty-six, then a three-year-old female camel that has mated with a male camel is due, having completed three years, up to sixty-one. If they reach sixty-one, then a four-year-old female camel is due, having completed four years and entered its fifth year. If they reach seventy-six, then two two-year-old female camels are due, each having completed two years, up to ninety-one. If they reach ninety-one, then two three-year-old female camels that have mated with a male camel are due, up to one hundred and twenty. If they reach one hundred and twenty, then three two-year-old female camels are due, up to one hundred and thirty. If they reach one hundred and thirty, then two two-year-old female camels and one three-year-old female camel are due; two two-year-old female camels for eighty, and a three-year-old female camel for fifty, the total being a three-year-old female camel and two two-year-old female camels in one hundred and thirty. If they reach one hundred and forty, then two three-year-old female camels are due for the hundred, and a two-year-old female camel for the forty. If they reach one hundred and fifty, then three three-year-old female camels are due, and so on; in every forty, a two-year-old female camel is due, and in every fifty, a three-year-old female camel is due. However, this is on the condition that they are grazing, spending most of the year or the entire year grazing, in the case of cattle, sheep, and camels all. If they are fed, then nothing is due on them. If they are fed for most of the year, nothing is due on them, unless they are for sale, for trade, in which case he pays zakah on them as trade zakah, whether they are camels, cattle, or sheep; he pays trade zakah on them if they are for sale, even if he feeds them. And success is from Allah.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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