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Understanding Zakat Nisab: 20 Mithqals Gold & 200 Dirhams Silver
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The foundational Nisab threshold is established by Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith #1573: 20 gold mithqals (dinars) and 200 silver dirhams once a full lunar Hawl is completed. Modern scholars calibrate 20 mithqals to approximately 85 grams of pure 24K gold, and 200 dirhams to 595 grams of pure silver.
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