What is the ruling on the zakah of worn jewelry?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I have already paid the zakah on my wife's jewelry once, am I allowed not to pay it the next time because the price of gold has risen, and also because she wears it? This is a matter of scholarly disagreement. The majority hold that there is no zakah on it, neither once nor repeatedly. Some scholars, such as Shaykh Ibn Baz and a group of scholars, hold that zakah is obligatory on it, according to a narration from the school of Abu Hanifah, which also holds that zakah is obligatory on jewelry. There is disagreement on this issue. However, we say that for a poor woman who cannot afford the zakah, we do not make it obligatory for her. We say that if a woman pays the zakah on her jewelry to avoid the disagreement, there is nothing wrong with that. As for compelling her to do so, that is not allowed. Yes.
Answer:
The school of Abu Hanifah also holds that zakah is obligatory on jewelry. There is disagreement on this issue. However, we say that for a poor woman who cannot afford the zakah, we do not make it obligatory for her. We say that if a woman pays the zakah on her jewelry to avoid the disagreement, there is nothing wrong with that. As for compelling her to do so, that is not allowed. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If I have already paid the zakah on my wife's jewelry once, am I allowed not to pay it the next time because the price of gold has risen, and also because she wears it? This is a matter of scholarly disagreement. The majority hold that there is no zakah on it, neither once nor repeatedly. Some scholars, such as Shaykh Ibn Baz and a group of scholars, hold that zakah is obligatory on it, according to a narration from the school of Abu Hanifah, which also holds that zakah is obligatory on jewelry. There is disagreement on this issue. However, we say that for a poor woman who cannot afford the zakah, we do not make it obligatory for her. We say that if a woman pays the zakah on her jewelry to avoid the disagreement, there is nothing wrong with that. As for compelling her to do so, that is not allowed. Yes.
Answer:
The school of Abu Hanifah also holds that zakah is obligatory on jewelry. There is disagreement on this issue. However, we say that for a poor woman who cannot afford the zakah, we do not make it obligatory for her. We say that if a woman pays the zakah on her jewelry to avoid the disagreement, there is nothing wrong with that. As for compelling her to do so, that is not allowed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [682 -2802] ما حكم زكاة الحلي الملبوس؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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