What is the ruling on a woman selling some of her gold to pay its zakah?

Question : A woman has gold, and her husband is unable to pay the zakah on this gold from his own wealth. Should she sell some of this gold to pay the zakah?

Answer : Yes, if a woman has gold in which zakah is obligatory, and she has nothing else, and her husband has not paid it on her behalf—whether because of his poverty, his stinginess, or any other reason—and it is not obligatory for him to pay the zakah on behalf of his wife, for she has what she earns and he has what he earns. However, if he volunteers and gives it, may Allah reward him with good, and this is part of good treatment. If he refuses, there is no blame on him. And if she has nothing, she sells an amount of gold equal to the zakah. It seems to me that some of you are saying: If she starts selling from it every year by the amount of the zakah, is it finished? No, it is not finished, because when it reaches a level below the nisab, there is no zakah in it. She will have less than the nisab remaining, and that will suffice her, with Allah’s permission. She is poor in any case, and whatever suffices her is enough. Yes.