The Ruling on the Zakah of Adornments
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The questioner: Is there zakah in gold intended for adornment, and what if a woman finds that she must sell some of it in order to pay the zakah?
The correct opinion among the scholars, and the stronger one in my view, is that zakah is obligatory in jewelry if it reaches the nisab, which is (85) grams. If it reaches this amount, its zakah becomes obligatory. If she has money and pays from it, there is no harm. If her husband or one of her relatives pays it on her behalf, there is no harm. If neither of these is the case, she sells an amount equal to the zakah and pays the zakah.Some people might say: If we acted on this, her jewelry would be gone and she would have nothing left.
So we say: This is not correct. Why? Because if it falls below the nisab, even by a small amount, zakah is not obligatory. Consequently, she must have something left to adorn herself with. The stronger opinion in this matter is that zakah is obligatory in all jewelry, whether it is gold or silver, whether it is worn, lent out, or rented out.
The correct opinion among the scholars, and the stronger one in my view, is that zakah is obligatory in jewelry if it reaches the nisab, which is (85) grams. If it reaches this amount, its zakah becomes obligatory. If she has money and pays from it, there is no harm. If her husband or one of her relatives pays it on her behalf, there is no harm. If neither of these is the case, she sells an amount equal to the zakah and pays the zakah.Some people might say: If we acted on this, her jewelry would be gone and she would have nothing left.
So we say: This is not correct. Why? Because if it falls below the nisab, even by a small amount, zakah is not obligatory. Consequently, she must have something left to adorn herself with. The stronger opinion in this matter is that zakah is obligatory in all jewelry, whether it is gold or silver, whether it is worn, lent out, or rented out.