200 dirhams is nisab, the starting threshold, not the amount paid.
Five dirhams is the basic due on that nisab when the other conditions hold.
Forty dirhams is the next complete increment under Abu Hanifa’s position, whereas the companions assess each additional amount proportionately.
Keeping these three numbers distinct resolves most computations in this chapter.
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Zakat on Silver: Nisab, Incremental Dues and Alloyed Dirhams
200 dirhams is nisab, the starting threshold, not the amount paid.
Five dirhams is the basic due on that nisab when the other conditions hold.
Forty dirhams is the next complete increment under Abu Hanifa’s position, whereas the companions assess each additional amount proportionately.
Keeping these three numbers distinct resolves most computations in this chapter.