If a father gives his daughters gold, is he required to pay zakah?
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The questioner : Yes. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The presenter : Shaykh Muhammad, how are you?
The Shaykh : I am well, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : May Allah bless you and your knowledge, O Shaykh. This question is about a man who gave each of his daughters a quantity of gold for adornment that does not reach the nisab. If the total quantity of gold is combined, does it become subject to zakah?
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. If a man gives his daughters jewelry that reaches the nisab in total, but the amount given to each one individually does not reach the nisab, then it is looked at: if he gave it to them on the basis of a loan, and it remains his property and is only a loan to his daughters, then he owes zakah on it. But if he gave it to them on the basis of ownership, and all the gold he gave to a daughter is her property, then there is no zakah on it, because the property of each one of them does not reach the nisab. May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh, and may He bless your knowledge. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace.
The presenter : Shaykh Muhammad, how are you?
The Shaykh : I am well, praise be to Allah.
The questioner : May Allah bless you and your knowledge, O Shaykh. This question is about a man who gave each of his daughters a quantity of gold for adornment that does not reach the nisab. If the total quantity of gold is combined, does it become subject to zakah?
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. If a man gives his daughters jewelry that reaches the nisab in total, but the amount given to each one individually does not reach the nisab, then it is looked at: if he gave it to them on the basis of a loan, and it remains his property and is only a loan to his daughters, then he owes zakah on it. But if he gave it to them on the basis of ownership, and all the gold he gave to a daughter is her property, then there is no zakah on it, because the property of each one of them does not reach the nisab. May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh, and may He bless your knowledge. Peace be upon you.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 858- إذا اعطى الأب بناته ذهب هل عليه زكاة؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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