If I do not have money to pay the zakah on my ornamental gold, should I sell some of this gold to pay the zakah on it?
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The questioner : The questioner says: If I do not have money to pay the zakah on my ornamental gold, should I sell some of this gold to pay the zakah on it?
The Shaykh : If a woman has jewelry subject to zakah but she does not have cash to pay it, she pays the zakah from the jewelry. Either she gives out a portion of it equal to the amount of the zakah, for example, if she has rings that reach the nisab and one of them is worth the amount of the zakah due on those rings, she gives that one to the recipients of zakah. Or she estimates the value of what she has and pays the zakah from that value; for example, she estimates her jewelry to be worth ten thousand and pays the zakah on ten thousand. However, our discussion is for the case where she has nothing else. In that case, we say she should sell some of this jewelry equal to the amount of the zakah and pay it. If someone asks: "Will not her jewelry run out over the years?" we say: This assumption is incorrect, because if the value drops to the point where it falls below the nisab, there is no zakah on it. Consequently, she must retain some amount below the nisab.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : If a woman has jewelry subject to zakah but she does not have cash to pay it, she pays the zakah from the jewelry. Either she gives out a portion of it equal to the amount of the zakah, for example, if she has rings that reach the nisab and one of them is worth the amount of the zakah due on those rings, she gives that one to the recipients of zakah. Or she estimates the value of what she has and pays the zakah from that value; for example, she estimates her jewelry to be worth ten thousand and pays the zakah on ten thousand. However, our discussion is for the case where she has nothing else. In that case, we say she should sell some of this jewelry equal to the amount of the zakah and pay it. If someone asks: "Will not her jewelry run out over the years?" we say: This assumption is incorrect, because if the value drops to the point where it falls below the nisab, there is no zakah on it. Consequently, she must retain some amount below the nisab.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.