Zakah on Used Gold: Clearing the Conscience and the Difference Between It and Gold Set Aside for Hoarding or Need
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The questioner:
The first message in this episode is from one of our female listeners who preferred not to mention her name in her message. She asks a collection of questions, one of which says: I have gold that reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah), and I wear this gold as adornment. Also, when we need money, we sell from this gold. I heard that when gold reaches the nisab, it is obligatory to pay zakah. So, do I pay zakah on the gold I have, or what do you advise me to do? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions. To proceed: The gold that a woman takes as jewelry is divided into two categories. The first category is what is set aside for hoarding and need, or for trade to seek profit in its price. This is subject to zakah if a lunar year of possession passes over it, if it reaches the nisab by itself or by combining it with other wealth in which zakah is obligatory if a lunar year of possession passes over it. This is because it is wealth set aside for growth and increase and seeking profit, so zakah is obligatory in it. As for jewelry that is set aside for use and wearing, there is scholarly disagreement among the people of knowledge regarding it. The majority hold that there is no zakah in it, because it was not set aside for growth, but rather for use, like clothing. That is, it becomes like clothing, dwellings, and other items used.
The second opinion is that there is zakah in it, taking the general texts of the obligation of zakah in gold and silver. In any case, if she has the ability to pay its zakah every year, that is the safest for her conscience and the most cautious. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you. She also raised the issue of Shaykh Salih, which is that she sells from this gold when the time of need comes. Perhaps you have a comment on this point?
The Shaykh:
This perhaps returns to the first category, which is what is set aside for need, and not set aside for use and wearing. If the gold is set aside for need, it is wealth subject to zakah, so is it obligatory to pay zakah from it?
The first message in this episode is from one of our female listeners who preferred not to mention her name in her message. She asks a collection of questions, one of which says: I have gold that reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah), and I wear this gold as adornment. Also, when we need money, we sell from this gold. I heard that when gold reaches the nisab, it is obligatory to pay zakah. So, do I pay zakah on the gold I have, or what do you advise me to do? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions. To proceed: The gold that a woman takes as jewelry is divided into two categories. The first category is what is set aside for hoarding and need, or for trade to seek profit in its price. This is subject to zakah if a lunar year of possession passes over it, if it reaches the nisab by itself or by combining it with other wealth in which zakah is obligatory if a lunar year of possession passes over it. This is because it is wealth set aside for growth and increase and seeking profit, so zakah is obligatory in it. As for jewelry that is set aside for use and wearing, there is scholarly disagreement among the people of knowledge regarding it. The majority hold that there is no zakah in it, because it was not set aside for growth, but rather for use, like clothing. That is, it becomes like clothing, dwellings, and other items used.
The second opinion is that there is zakah in it, taking the general texts of the obligation of zakah in gold and silver. In any case, if she has the ability to pay its zakah every year, that is the safest for her conscience and the most cautious. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you. She also raised the issue of Shaykh Salih, which is that she sells from this gold when the time of need comes. Perhaps you have a comment on this point?
The Shaykh:
This perhaps returns to the first category, which is what is set aside for need, and not set aside for use and wearing. If the gold is set aside for need, it is wealth subject to zakah, so is it obligatory to pay zakah from it?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4492- زكاة الذهب المستعمل أبرأ للذمة والفرق بينه وبين ما أعد للاقتناء والحاجة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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