The Zakah of an Orphan Girl's Wealth and Stored Gold
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The Shaykh:
May Allah rule for you and bless you.
The questioner:
I will begin the questions for this episode with this question. Sister Umm Aml from Jazan says: Does the wealth of a needy orphan girl require zakah? I have not paid the zakah on this wealth for three years. What about the inheritance of gold for this girl? Is it subject to zakah?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Zakah is obligatory on wealth when it reaches the nisab (minimum threshold) or more; in that case, zakah is due on it, without regard to whether its owner is an adult or a child. She must pay it, gather it, and disburse it from the time she learns of the ruling. The correct view is that there is no zakah on gold worn as jewelry, but there is zakah on stored gold. Yes.
May Allah rule for you and bless you.
The questioner:
I will begin the questions for this episode with this question. Sister Umm Aml from Jazan says: Does the wealth of a needy orphan girl require zakah? I have not paid the zakah on this wealth for three years. What about the inheritance of gold for this girl? Is it subject to zakah?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Zakah is obligatory on wealth when it reaches the nisab (minimum threshold) or more; in that case, zakah is due on it, without regard to whether its owner is an adult or a child. She must pay it, gather it, and disburse it from the time she learns of the ruling. The correct view is that there is no zakah on gold worn as jewelry, but there is zakah on stored gold. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نورعلى الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7512 — youtube.com (0:52)
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