How many dollars is Zakat obligatory?
How many dollars is Zakat obligatory?
Bismillahir Rahmani Rahim, Today’s topic of discussion is How many dollars is Zakat obligatory?
On which wealth is Zakat obligatory?
Allah Ta’ala has given wealth to His servants and has allocated a portion of that wealth to the poor. However, he did not impose Zakat on all wealth. Rather, the order came to collect zakat on four types of wealth. which is as follows-
(1) Gold, Silver, Currency, and Business products
(2) Domestic animals
(3) Grains and fruits
(4) Mineral and underground resources
Zakat is obligatory on any independent Muslim who owns any one of the four types of wealth amounting to Nisab.
(1) Zakat on Gold, Silver, Current Currency, and Business products
Zakat is obligatory on someone if he has a Nisab amount of gold or silver for a period of one lunar year, if he has an amount of movable currency equal to its market value, or if he has a number of trade goods equal to it. Again, if this four combined amount to Nisab, then Zakat is obligatory on him. It should be noted that if a person has a debt, it should be deducted from the total assets and then if it is the amount of Nisab then Zakat should be paid.
Zakat on gold and silver
Zakat is obligatory on gold and silver if it is a Nisab amount. Allah Ta’ala says, Give glad tidings of a grievous chastisement to those who hoard gold and silver and do not spend it in the way of Allah. On the Day it will be heated in the Fire of Hell and their foreheads, sides, and faces will be stained with it. On that day it will be said, This is what you save for yourselves. So enjoy what you have saved. (Repentance 9/34-35).
In the hadith, it was narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira (RA), who said, The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Every owner of gold and silver who does not pay his right (Zakat) will surely have many layers of fire prepared for him on the Day of Resurrection, and all of them will be in Hellfire.” He will be heated in the fire and his ribs, forehead, and back will be scarred. When it cools down, it will be reheated (so it will be done) on that day, which will be equal to fifty thousand years. (His punishment will continue) until the judgment of the servants is settled. Then he will take his way, either to Paradise or to Hell.
Muslim Ha/987; Mishkat Ha/1773, Banganubad Mishkat (Emdadia) 4/123 p.
Zakat on ornaments used
Commercial gold i.e. gold that is stored for the purpose of trading is obligatory on gold, and on gold used for haram purposes, such as gold used by men and women’s ornaments made in the shape of any animal, which is haram to use, zakat is also obligatory on such gold. In this regard, the ulama has reached a consensus. Because such use of gold is unnecessary. On the other hand, is Zakat Fard on the ornaments used by women in a legitimate way? There is a difference of opinion among the ulama in this regard. But according to Sahih, Zakat is obligatory on gold and silver ornaments used by women. There is a hadith about the zakat of ornaments used by women.
On the authority of Amr Ibn Shuaib (RA), a woman came to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) with her daughter. In her daughter’s hand were two thick gold bangles. He said to him, do you give its zakat? The woman said no. Then the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “Would you prefer that Allah, the Exalted, should clothe you with a pair of fire rings on the Day of Resurrection instead?” Rabi said, hearing this, the girl took it from her hand and placed it in front of the Prophet (PBUH) and said, These two are for Allah and His Messenger.
Abu Dawud ha/1563, chapter ‘Zakat’, section ‘Zakat on collected wealth and ornaments’, Sanad Hasan.
In another hadith, mother Aisha (RA) said,
Once the Messenger of Allah (PHUB) came to me and saw a big silver ring in my hand and said, O Ayesha! What is it? I said, O Messenger (pbuh)! Created for your beautification purpose. He asked, do you give its zakat? I said, No, or whatever Allah willed. He said, “That is enough to take you to hell.”
Abu Dawud Ha/1565, Sahih.
Current Currency Zakat
Early people knew nothing about cash. They traded goods for goods. Then gradually the use of cash started. At the same time, gold and silver were accepted as special objects. When the Messenger of Allah (PHUB) was sent, the Arab society of that time used to buy and sell among themselves gold and silver coins. ‘Dinar’ was made of gold, and ‘Dirham’ was made of silver. But because it was small and large, the weight would vary. For this reason, the people of Makkah during the Jahili period did not use it based on counting, rather they used it based on weight. It is mainly for this reason that 85 grams of gold and 595 grams of silver have been levied based on the weight of 20 dinars and 200 dirhams respectively for gold and silver. Therefore the current circulating currency will replace gold or silver.
Zakat on Business products
Zakat is obligatory on all goods which are bought and sold with the hope of profit.
Allah says, O believers! Spend the best of what you earn and what I produce for you from the land and do not resolve to spend its worst, But you will not receive it unless you close your eyes. And know that surely Allah is free from lack, praised. (Baqarah 2/267).
It is stated in the verse: “What you earn” means commercial goods.
It should be noted that if there is any item in the store that is not to be sold, Zakat is not required. For example, refrigerators are used to keep products cold. Similarly, the furniture of the shop which is not sold does not have to collect zakat.
(1) Nisab of Zakat on Gold, Silver, Currency, and Business products
Zakat is obligatory on someone if he has the Nisab amount of gold or silver fixed by Islamic Shari’ah for a period of one lunar year, if he has an amount of movable currency equal to its market price, or if he has a number of trade goods equal to it. Again, if this four combined amount to Nisab, then Zakat is obligatory on him. It should be noted that if a person has a debt, it should be deducted from the total assets and then if it is the amount of Nisab then Zakat should be paid. Nisab of the two metals is mentioned below:
Nisab of gold
About this, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, Zakat on gold of fewer than twenty dinars is not obligatory. If a person has 20 dinars worth of gold for a year, half a dinar should be paid as zakat. After that, the increase will be calculated in the same way.
Abu Dawud ha/1573, ‘Zakat’ chapter, Albani, Sahih Sahih.
Note that 1 dinar is equal to 4.25 grams of gold as mentioned in the hadith. Therefore 20 dinars equal to 20 × 4.25 = 85 grams of gold. That is, if someone has the mentioned amount of gold for one year, then it is obligatory to pay 2.50% Zakat of the total wealth as per the current selling price of the said gold.
Nisab of gold with alloy
In the current market, gold is not weighted by excluding alloy when buying and selling; Rather than being weighted with shafts. Therefore, if the amount of gold including alloy is Nisab, Zakat is obligatory on it.
Nisab of silver
Referring to the Nisab of silver, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “There is no zakat on silver less than five Ukiyas”.
Bukhari ha/1484, ‘Zakat’ chapter, Muslim ha/979; Mishkat Ha/1794.
Note that 1 ukiya is equal to 40 dirhams. So 5 ukiya is equal to 40 x 5 = 200 dirhams.
Elsewhere the Prophet (PBUH) said:
For every 40 dirhams, you will pay 1 dirham as zakat. Nothing is obligatory on you until the 200 dirhams are fulfilled. If 200 dirhams are fulfilled, his zakat will be 5 dirhams and if it is in excess, his zakat should be paid according to the above calculations.
Abu Dawud ha/1572, ‘Zakat’ chapter, Albani, Sahih Sahih.
200 dirhams is equal to 595 grams of silver mentioned in this hadith. 1 bari is equal to 11.66 grams, so 595 grams equals 595 ÷ 11.66 = 51.02 bars of silver. If someone has the said amount of silver for a year, it is obligatory to collect a zakat of 2.50% of the total assets as per the current selling price.
Current Currency Nisab
Whether it is dirhams, dinars, dollars, or Takas that people are trading in today’s world, if it reaches the Nisab value of gold or silver and a period of one year has passed on that currency, then Zakat is obligatory on it. During the time of the Prophet (PHUB), one dinar was equal to ten dirhams. So twenty dinars of gold and two hundred dirhams of silver were equal in value. Because of this, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) mentioned the Nisab of gold and silver as twenty dinars and two hundred dirhams respectively.
Nisab of Business products
The Nisab of Zakat on merchandise is equivalent to the value of 85 grams of gold or 595 grams of silver.
Amount of money in terms of gold Nisab
According to the hadith, 1 dinar is equal to 4.25 grams of gold. Therefore 20 dinars equal to 20 × 4.25 = 85 grams of gold. According to the current market price of gold, 1 gram = 65 dollars. Therefore 85 grams = 5525 dollars.
Amount of money in terms of silver Nisab
According to the hadith, 200 dirhams equals 595 grams of silver. 1 bari is equal to 11.66 grams, so 595 grams is equal to 595 ÷ 11.66 = 51.02 bars of silver. According to the current market price of silver 1 gram = .8 dollars. Therefore 595 grams = 476 dollars.
Will I accept Nisab of gold or Nisab of silver?
In the present world, a large difference is observed between the Nisab amount of gold and silver. Now shall we determine the Nisab of cash current currency and commodity based on gold or silver? There is a difference of opinion among the ulama in this regard. Since the value of gold is more stable than that of silver and universally accepted, most scholars are in favor of giving zakat according to gold calculations. However, since zakat is a means of consecrating and purifying wealth, zakat can also be paid in cash on currency and trade goods in the form of silver.
(1) Amount of Zakat on gold, silver, currency, and Business products
For deducting Zakat on gold, silver, movable currency, and commercial goods, it is obligatory to pay 2.50% of the total wealth by combining the current selling price of the said gold and silver, the current market price (current purchase price) of the said commodity and cash, i.e. by 40% of all assets. One share or 2.50% of the total wealth should be given as Zakat. And this is the zakat of gold and silver and what comes under its command. For example, someone has gold, silver, and currency, and trades goods together worth dollars 40,000. The rule for deducting zakat from that amount is 40,000 ÷ 40 = 1,000 dollars. 1,000 dollars should be donated as Zakat from 40,000 dollars in the mentioned method.
How many dollars is Zakat obligatory?
How many dollars is Zakat obligatory?
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