What should one do if he did not pay the zakah on his wife’s jewelry for seven years?

The questioner : Actually, the brothers were asking the shaykhs to say, “Ask him.”The Shaykh : So, in reality, we are asking you on his behalf. A man stayed for seven years, and he had gold for his wife’s adornment. This gold had value over the seven years, but he did not pay its zakah; he did not give out its zakah. Of course, this gold is for adornment. I do not know the ruling; that is, he did not pay zakah for the seven years.

The Shaykh : He must pay the zakah for seven years, even if all the jewelry is gone, and that is better for the women.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Of course, this is if it reached the nisab of zakah, if it exceeded the nisab of zakah.

The Shaykh: Yes.