The ruling on one who bought gold with an amount on which zakah became due in Sha'ban?
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Question:
The questioner says: A person has an amount of one hundred thousand riyals, and zakah became due on it in Ramadan, so he bought gold with this amount in the month of Sha'ban. Does he have to pay zakah in Ramadan? The questioner says: A person has an amount of one hundred thousand riyals, and zakah became due on it in Ramadan, so he bought gold with this amount in the month of Sha'ban. Does he have to pay zakah in Ramadan or not? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
If this amount is used to buy gold or trade goods, it is subject to zakah in Ramadan. He pays zakah on the value of the trade goods and the gold he bought in Sha'ban. If the lunar year is completed in Ramadan, he pays zakah based on the value of the goods and the value of the gold, because the wealth has moved from one form to another; it moved from silver to gold, or from silver to trade goods, such as vessels, land, or the like. He pays zakah on the value in Ramadan according to the value of the land he bought, or the value of the vessels, clothing, or whatever else it is. His zakah is established. However, if he bought land with the amount for residence or to build a house on it, there is no zakah on him for this, because it did not remain in its original state until the completion of the lunar year. It moved from silver to an item he uses; it moved from currency to a commodity, so there is no blame on him if the lunar year was completed in Ramadan, and then he bought land for residence with it in Sha'ban or Rajab. In that case, there is no zakah on it, because the lunar year was not completed on it; rather, it was spent on something other than currency, on land for residence or a house for residence. The ruling increased in that case before the completion of the lunar year, so zakah is not obligatory on it, because it moved from wealth to another form of wealth on which zakah is not due. Yes.
The questioner says: A person has an amount of one hundred thousand riyals, and zakah became due on it in Ramadan, so he bought gold with this amount in the month of Sha'ban. Does he have to pay zakah in Ramadan? The questioner says: A person has an amount of one hundred thousand riyals, and zakah became due on it in Ramadan, so he bought gold with this amount in the month of Sha'ban. Does he have to pay zakah in Ramadan or not? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.
Answer:
If this amount is used to buy gold or trade goods, it is subject to zakah in Ramadan. He pays zakah on the value of the trade goods and the gold he bought in Sha'ban. If the lunar year is completed in Ramadan, he pays zakah based on the value of the goods and the value of the gold, because the wealth has moved from one form to another; it moved from silver to gold, or from silver to trade goods, such as vessels, land, or the like. He pays zakah on the value in Ramadan according to the value of the land he bought, or the value of the vessels, clothing, or whatever else it is. His zakah is established. However, if he bought land with the amount for residence or to build a house on it, there is no zakah on him for this, because it did not remain in its original state until the completion of the lunar year. It moved from silver to an item he uses; it moved from currency to a commodity, so there is no blame on him if the lunar year was completed in Ramadan, and then he bought land for residence with it in Sha'ban or Rajab. In that case, there is no zakah on it, because the lunar year was not completed on it; rather, it was spent on something other than currency, on land for residence or a house for residence. The ruling increased in that case before the completion of the lunar year, so zakah is not obligatory on it, because it moved from wealth to another form of wealth on which zakah is not due. Yes.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 110 حكم من اشترى بمبلغ حلت عليه زكاة ذهبا في شعبان؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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