A woman has gold and does not know if zakah is due on it or not; what is her ruling?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : A woman, may you live long, has gold that is subject to zakah, may Allah bless you. She has been married for seven years and has not paid zakah until now. It does not reach more than two nisabs approximately. So what is the ruling regarding the zakah due for the past seven years? She has no money except that she must sell some of it to pay the zakah. Is zakah due on her, may Allah bless you?
The Shaykh : But regarding the past, did she believe that zakah was obligatory or not?
The questioner : By Allah, she has a certainty that there is a difference of opinion on zakah in this matter.
The Shaykh : What does she believe?
The questioner : She believes that it is permissible or not permissible, meaning she has doubt. Some scholars said there is zakah on what she uses, and some scholars said there is no zakah.
The Shaykh : By Allah, as long as she has doubt, she owes no zakah.
The questioner : Until now.
The Shaykh : Until now, but from now on, yes, she pays zakah.
The questioner : Okay, and if she has no money, may Allah bless you, except that you sell some of it.
The Shaykh : Okay, for example, does the husband want to pay it on her behalf?
The questioner : If he sells it for her, if zakah is obligatory on her or not.
The Shaykh : For a wife, a wife, she owes no zakah, she owes no zakah.
The questioner : So does her husband pay it on her behalf?
The Shaykh : If he pays it, there is no objection.
The questioner : And if she does not wish to.
The Shaykh : And if she does not wish, she sells an amount equal to the zakah and pays it.
The presenter : May Allah bless you, may Allah reward you, O Shaykh, welcome, peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : A woman, may you live long, has gold that is subject to zakah, may Allah bless you. She has been married for seven years and has not paid zakah until now. It does not reach more than two nisabs approximately. So what is the ruling regarding the zakah due for the past seven years? She has no money except that she must sell some of it to pay the zakah. Is zakah due on her, may Allah bless you?
The Shaykh : But regarding the past, did she believe that zakah was obligatory or not?
The questioner : By Allah, she has a certainty that there is a difference of opinion on zakah in this matter.
The Shaykh : What does she believe?
The questioner : She believes that it is permissible or not permissible, meaning she has doubt. Some scholars said there is zakah on what she uses, and some scholars said there is no zakah.
The Shaykh : By Allah, as long as she has doubt, she owes no zakah.
The questioner : Until now.
The Shaykh : Until now, but from now on, yes, she pays zakah.
The questioner : Okay, and if she has no money, may Allah bless you, except that you sell some of it.
The Shaykh : Okay, for example, does the husband want to pay it on her behalf?
The questioner : If he sells it for her, if zakah is obligatory on her or not.
The Shaykh : For a wife, a wife, she owes no zakah, she owes no zakah.
The questioner : So does her husband pay it on her behalf?
The Shaykh : If he pays it, there is no objection.
The questioner : And if she does not wish to.
The Shaykh : And if she does not wish, she sells an amount equal to the zakah and pays it.
The presenter : May Allah bless you, may Allah reward you, O Shaykh, welcome, peace be upon you.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 861- امرأة عندها ذهب ولا تعلم إذا كان عليه زكاة او لا ما حكمها/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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