The nisab of zakat and of the fitra

Question

What do the scholars of the religion and of the clear Shari‘a say about the following matter: in “Bihishti Zewar” (“Heavenly Ornaments”, p. 36, part three, first footnote) the following is cited with reference to “Maraqi al-Falah” with the gloss of al-Tahtawi, p. 394: [ar]كصدقة الفطر، وتجب على حر مسلم مكلف مالك لنصاب أو قيمته عند طلوع فجر يوم الفطر، ولم يكن للتجارة، فارغ عن الدين وحاجته الأصلية وحوائج عياله، والمعتبرة فيها الكفاية لا التقدير، وهي مسكنه وأثاثه وثيابه وفرسه وسلاحه وعبيده للخدمة[/ar] “…

Answer

(1) The ruling is indeed so, and it is also mentioned in other books of fiqh — “al-Bahr”, “al-Bada’i‘” and others: sadaqat al-fitr is not wajib on such a person. (2) It is not only the needs of the day of Eid al-Fitr that are considered, such that sadaqat al-fitr would be imposed on whatever amount exceeds one’s state on that day: [ar]وإن لم يكن النصاب نامياً، كدار لا تكون…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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