Why have the fatwas differed regarding the nisab of paper currencies, as one refers to gold (83353) while another refers to what is most beneficial for the poor (806448)?
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Some scholars hold the view that the nisab (minimum taxable amount) for paper currency is determined by gold, while the fatwa (religious edict) adopted by us is that it is determined by what is more beneficial for the poor, whether gold or silver.
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