Calculation of Nisaab of Silver
Question
In the following article on your website: http://alhaadi.org.za/articles/qurbani/668-who-is-required-to-perform-q… is mentioned that "Every adult Muslim, male or female, who owns 613.35 grams of silver or its equivalent in money, personal ornaments, stock-in-trade or any other form of wealth which is surplus to his basic needs, is under an obligation to offer a Qurbani."
Can you please give the reference of Hadith or other authentic books as to how the figure of 613.35 has been deduced?
Answer
The correct amount should have been 612.36grams.
The nisaab of Zakaat is 200 shar'iee dirhams, which the kitaabs of fiqh like (Shaami - حاشية رد المحتار as well as اليحر الرائق) explain that the weight of 1 dirham is equal to 70 grains of barley.
1 grain of barley is equivalent to 43, 74 mg. 70 x 43, 74 mg = 3.0618 grams. 200 x 3.0618 will give us the nisaab which is = 612.36 grams
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
والدينار عشرون قيراطا والدرهم أربعة عشر قيراطا والقيراط خمس شعيرات فيكون الدرهم الشرعي سبعين شعيرة والمثقال مائة شعيرة
و قال في رد المحتار : قوله ( والدرهم أربعة عشر قيراطا ) شعيرة معتدلة لم تقشر وقطع من طرفيها ما دق وطال (رد المحتار 2/296)
اوزان شرعیّہ ص62 (ادارۃ المعارف کراچی)
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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