Nisab
Insyd Sharia (Islamic Law) niṣāb (نِصاب) be de minimum amount of wealth wey a Muslim for get before dem be obliged to give zakat. Zakat be determined based on de amount of wealth dem acquire; de greater one ein assets, de greater de zakat value. Unlike taxable income insyd secular states, niṣāb no be subject to special exemptions.
Niṣāb of gold den silver
[edit | edit source]De value of de niṣāb originally be set at 20 dinār anaa 200 dirham.[1] De dinār be a gold coin wey dey weigh one mithqal (4.25 grams) den de dirham be a silver coin wey dey weigh 0.7 mithqal (2.975 grams). De relation of 20 dinār den 200 dirham dey reflect de contemporary exchange value between de dinār den de dirham of 1 to 10 insyd de early days of Islam.[2] Over time, de exchange rate between gold den silver shift, so 20 dinār cam be more expensive insyd market value dan 200 dirham. Despite dis, de definition of niṣāb no be altered thru out Islamic history. Both values be accepted insyd Shariah, wey so one fi choose to pay zakat if ein wealth reach de value of either of dem.
Niṣāb for livestock
[edit | edit source]De niṣāb for de three zakatable livestock be as follows:[3][4][5]
- Cattle (wey dey include buffalo, bison, yaks, etc.): thirty animals
- Sheep den goats: forty animals
- Camels: five animals
Niṣāb for agricultural products
[edit | edit source]Der be consensus among Muslim jurists say zakat be applicable to dates, grapes, wheat den barley.[4] According to de majority opinion, zakat sanso be applicable to staples wich fi be stored like: corn, rice, lentils, dry peas den dry beans, while e no be applicable to fruits den vegetables like cucumbers, zucchini, onions, oranges den apricots.[6] De Hanafi school dey apply zakat on all agricultural produce according to de opinion of Imam Abu Hanifa. According to Imam Abu Yusuf den Muhamad bin Al Hasan, e dey apply to plants per whose produce fi last (thru storage) for a year.[7]
When zakat dey apply to a plant, de nisab be five Wasaq. Each wasaq be valued as sixty Sa'. Contemporary equivalency of Sa' according to one approximation be 2.03 liters. Therefore, de total nisab for agricultural produce be 609.84 kg.[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ The Minimum Zakatable Amount (Nisab) Archived 2007-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "What is the amount of Nisab in the Islamic texts?". National Zakat Foundation. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ↑ "What Is Niṣâb in Islam?". Zakat Foundation of America. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- 1 2 Encyclopedia of Islamic Jurisprudence. Vol. 23. Kuwait Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. p. 244.
- ↑ "Zakah on Livestock". Islamic Heritage Center (in American English). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ↑ Qardawi, Yusuf (2005). Fiqh az-Zakat. Dar al-Taqwa.
- ↑ "Ushr - My Religion Islam". www.myreligionislam.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ↑ Ibn al-Naqīb; ibn Luʼluʼ, Aḥmad (1999) [1994]. Reliance of the traveller : the classic manual of Islamic sacred law. Amana Publications. ISBN 0-915957-72-8. OCLC 780082934.