How is the zakah on gold calculated? Please explain it to us in Saudi riyals, and how many grams can be subject to zakah?
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May Allah reward you with good. How is the zakah on gold calculated? Please explain it to us in Saudi riyals, and how many grams can be subject to zakah? That is, what is the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah)? We are confused about gold; sometimes we hear that there is no zakah on it, and other times we hear that there is zakah on it. May Allah reward you with good. Please clarify this issue for us and benefit us.
Answer:
If you mean the gold that women wear as jewelry to adorn themselves with, the scholars have differed on whether zakah is obligatory on it. The majority of scholars hold that there is no zakah on it, because it is worn and used, like a vehicle, clothing, or a residence, for the person's need. Therefore, there is no zakah on it, because it is no longer for increase, but rather prepared for use. Some scholars held that zakah is obligatory on it, due to the generality of the evidence and because specific evidence was reported regarding it, which they judged to be authentic and indicative of obligation, so they said so. If a Muslim woman wants to avoid the disagreement and clear her conscience, and she is able to do so and can afford it, then she should pay zakah on the gold she wears. As for the nisab of gold, it is twenty mithqals, which amounts to eighty-two grams in grams. This is the nisab of gold? Yes. Its value in Saudi riyals is approximately eleven and a half Saudi riyals, or slightly less than half, but the half is set as a precaution. If she pays from the gold, that is the original method. If she pays in riyals, it is in the amount equal to the value of the gold subject to zakah, in the amount equal to the value of the gold subject to zakah, by paying a quarter of its weight, or by paying the value of that, the value of one-fifth of a tenth. If it reaches the nisab, then zakah is obligatory on it, and it is the amount of one-fifth of a tenth of it, or the equivalent of one-fifth of a tenth in paper currency or otherwise. This varies according to the prices of gold in the markets. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. How is the zakah on gold calculated? Please explain it to us in Saudi riyals, and how many grams can be subject to zakah? That is, what is the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah)? We are confused about gold; sometimes we hear that there is no zakah on it, and other times we hear that there is zakah on it. May Allah reward you with good. Please clarify this issue for us and benefit us.
Answer:
If you mean the gold that women wear as jewelry to adorn themselves with, the scholars have differed on whether zakah is obligatory on it. The majority of scholars hold that there is no zakah on it, because it is worn and used, like a vehicle, clothing, or a residence, for the person's need. Therefore, there is no zakah on it, because it is no longer for increase, but rather prepared for use. Some scholars held that zakah is obligatory on it, due to the generality of the evidence and because specific evidence was reported regarding it, which they judged to be authentic and indicative of obligation, so they said so. If a Muslim woman wants to avoid the disagreement and clear her conscience, and she is able to do so and can afford it, then she should pay zakah on the gold she wears. As for the nisab of gold, it is twenty mithqals, which amounts to eighty-two grams in grams. This is the nisab of gold? Yes. Its value in Saudi riyals is approximately eleven and a half Saudi riyals, or slightly less than half, but the half is set as a precaution. If she pays from the gold, that is the original method. If she pays in riyals, it is in the amount equal to the value of the gold subject to zakah, in the amount equal to the value of the gold subject to zakah, by paying a quarter of its weight, or by paying the value of that, the value of one-fifth of a tenth. If it reaches the nisab, then zakah is obligatory on it, and it is the amount of one-fifth of a tenth of it, or the equivalent of one-fifth of a tenth in paper currency or otherwise. This varies according to the prices of gold in the markets. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف تكون زكاة الذهب، وضحوا لي بالريال السعودي، وكم جراما يمكن أن تزكى؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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