Is zakah obligatory on worn gold? Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
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Question:
Is zakah obligatory on worn gold? Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the question and answer regarding this issue have been repeated, and it is the issue of the limits of zakah on jewelry prepared for use and wearing. The answers stated that there is scholarly disagreement among the people of knowledge on this issue. The majority hold that there is no zakah in it, meaning in gold prepared for use, that there is no zakah in it, because it has become one of the items used for a person's need. A woman needs to wear jewelry to adorn herself, so it has transformed from being zakatable wealth to being wealth consumed for use, like clothing, and like the dwellings and vehicles that a person takes for his need. Zakah is only for wealth prepared for increase, and this is not prepared for increase, but rather it is prepared for use. A group of the people of knowledge held that zakah is obligatory in gold and silver, and for specific evidence that came regarding jewelry, they saw that it indicates the obligation of zakah in it absolutely, whether it is prepared for use or for trade or otherwise, because of its being gold or silver. This view is held by a number of the most precise scholars, and it has strength. The person who wants to be cautious and clear his conscience should also pay zakah on this gold, even if he prepared it for use and borrowing. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Is zakah obligatory on worn gold? Please guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the question and answer regarding this issue have been repeated, and it is the issue of the limits of zakah on jewelry prepared for use and wearing. The answers stated that there is scholarly disagreement among the people of knowledge on this issue. The majority hold that there is no zakah in it, meaning in gold prepared for use, that there is no zakah in it, because it has become one of the items used for a person's need. A woman needs to wear jewelry to adorn herself, so it has transformed from being zakatable wealth to being wealth consumed for use, like clothing, and like the dwellings and vehicles that a person takes for his need. Zakah is only for wealth prepared for increase, and this is not prepared for increase, but rather it is prepared for use. A group of the people of knowledge held that zakah is obligatory in gold and silver, and for specific evidence that came regarding jewelry, they saw that it indicates the obligation of zakah in it absolutely, whether it is prepared for use or for trade or otherwise, because of its being gold or silver. This view is held by a number of the most precise scholars, and it has strength. The person who wants to be cautious and clear his conscience should also pay zakah on this gold, even if he prepared it for use and borrowing. Yes. May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الذهب الملبوس تجب فيه الزكاة وجهونا جزاكم الله خيراً؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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