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Calculating Zakat for Previous Years: Today’s Nisab or the Nisab of That Particular Day?

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by Muftionline.co.za

Q: If one has not payed zakaat for previous years and now wishes to do so, will they calculate when they became saahib nisab based on todays nisab or nisab of that particular day?

Bismillaah

A: If it was cash you will look at the nisaab amount of the past.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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