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The zakah on silver jewelry that has not been used

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Question:
And may Allah bless you. Umm Muhammad from al-Taif sent this question, saying: I have silver jewelry that I have not used, and more than twenty years have passed without me paying the zakah on it. Currently, I sold some of it for three thousand and two hundred Saudi riyals. The question is: how much zakah do I have to pay for the past years?

Answer:
If you acquired it to wear, intending to wear it—intending, intending, the matter is about the intention—if the intention is that it is for wearing, but years have passed and you did not wear it, and the intention remains that it is for wearing, then there is no zakah on it. However, if you changed your mind from wearing it and made it for trade, seeking to sell it when it has a market and demand, then there is zakah on it. The zakah is based on its weight. If it is gold or silver, it is weighed, and a quarter of a tenth of its weight is paid out, meaning what corresponds to a quarter of a tenth of its weight is paid out. Yes.

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May Allah reward you with good.
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/233 — archive.org (13:42)

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