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Nisaab on value of silver

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As-salamu alaikum oa rahmatulla

Is there any mandate to calculate the nisab of cash or business stock (other than gold and silver) only on the value of Silver i.e. which is cheaper of gold and silver ?

Answer

فإن كانت أثمانا رائجة أو كان يمسكها للتجارة يعتبر قيمتها فإن بلغت قيمتها مائتي درهم من أدنى الدراهم التي تجب فيها الزكاة وهي التي الغالب عليها الفضة تجب فيها الزكاة وإلا فلا. (بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع (2/ 17)
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And Allaah Ta’aala knows best

Wassalaam,

Ismail Moosa (Mufti)

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