The Zakah on Used Gold Jewelry
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Question:
The questioner: Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the ruling on used gold jewelry? Is there zakah on it? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The stronger position, and the one held by the majority, is that there is no zakah on it as long as it is kept for use. There is no zakah on it because it is not kept for growth, but rather for use. Also, imposing zakah on it would be a hardship for the woman, especially if she is poor and owns nothing but this jewelry. What would she do? She would either be deprived of the jewelry, or she would have to borrow, or she would have to sell some of it. This is a hardship for her. So the stronger position, and Allah knows best, which is held by most scholars, is that there is no zakah on it.
The questioner: Your Eminence the Shaykh, what is the ruling on used gold jewelry? Is there zakah on it? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The stronger position, and the one held by the majority, is that there is no zakah on it as long as it is kept for use. There is no zakah on it because it is not kept for growth, but rather for use. Also, imposing zakah on it would be a hardship for the woman, especially if she is poor and owns nothing but this jewelry. What would she do? She would either be deprived of the jewelry, or she would have to borrow, or she would have to sell some of it. This is a hardship for her. So the stronger position, and Allah knows best, which is held by most scholars, is that there is no zakah on it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-051-حرمـة قتـل الأنفـس المعصومـة|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (57:20)
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