Zakah is obligatory on jewelry, with evidence and discussion.
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The Shaykh : Likewise, if it is jewelry made of gold or silver, zakah is due on it, because we stated that zakah on gold and silver is zakah on the item itself, not zakah on its increase. So if a woman has gold or silver jewelry, she must pay its zakah, but it must reach the nisab, which we will mention. The evidence that it is obligatory on it: First, the generality of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [At-Tawbah 9:34] We have mentioned that hoarding gold and silver means withholding what is due on them. So if one withholds what is due on them, even if they are on top of a mountain, that is hoarding. And if one pays what is due on them, even if they are at the bottom of a well, they are not hoarded. Good. Also, the generality of the hadith of Abu Hurayrah in Muslim: Sahih Muslim 987a And you have taught it. These are general proofs. Whoever excludes gold and silver jewelry from them must provide evidence, because what is obligatory for us in utilizing the texts of the Book and the Sunnah for indication is to take their generality until evidence appears for specification. The evidence for the obligation of taking the generality unless there is evidence indicating specification is that the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) used to say in the tashahhud: Mishkat al-Masabih 909 Do not say "Peace be upon Allah." Why? He said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1169Sahih (Darussalam) Therefore, he said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 1169Sahih (Darussalam) Meaning, and he said: From where did we take that it is general? From the fact that the phrase "O servants of Allah who are righteous" is general, so this indicates that the form of generality covers all individuals. Note this rule for yourselves; it is a useful rule of usul al-fiqh: the form of generality covers all individuals. The proof is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding our saying "Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah": "We are greeting every servant, every righteous servant in the heavens and the earth." So, when the texts come with the obligation of zakah on gold and silver without exception, they become general for currency, ingots, jewelry, and so on. So whoever excludes an individual or a type from them must provide evidence. If someone says, "Is there not a hadith of Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) in the book of charity that Abu Bakr wrote: "And in silver, a quarter of a tenth" In silver, and silver is silver, we say: The answer to that is from two angles:
The first angle: That silver, according to some scholars, includes struck silver. What is struck silver? It is silver struck by hand, struck into dirhams. It includes struck silver and unstruck silver, as mentioned by scholars of language, including the author of al-Mishbah al-Munir, and also among the jurists, Ibn Hazm. He mentioned in al-Muhalla that silver includes struck and unstruck silver. For this reason, he made zakah obligatory on jewelry.
The second angle: That we say his statement "In silver, a quarter of a tenth"
And those who hoard gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah
والذين يكنزون الذهب والفضة ولا ينفقونها في سبيل اللهIf any owner of gold or silver does not pay what is due on him, when the Day of Resurrection would come, plates of fire would be beaten out for him
ما من صاحب ذهب ولا فضة لا يؤدي منها حقها إلا صفحت له صفائح من نار“Peace be to God before it is supplicated for His servants; peace be to Gabriel; peace be to Michael; peace be to so and so.” When the Prophet finished he turned his face to us and said: Do not say, “Peace be to God”
السلام على الله من عباده السلام على جبريل السلام على ميكائيل فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لا تقولوا السلام على اللهfor Allah is As-Salam
فإن الله هو السلامDo not say "Peace (As-Salam) be upon Allah, for Allah is As-Salam."
لا تقولوا السلام على الله فإن الله هو السلام ولا تقولواDo not say "Peace be upon Jibril and Mikail," but say "Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah." For if you say that, you have greeted every righteous servant in the heavens and the earth
لا تقولوا السلام على جبريل وميكائيل ولكن قولوا السلام علينا وعلى عباد الله الصالحين فإنكم إذا قلتم ذلك فقد سلمتم على كل عبد صالح في السماء والأرضThe first angle: That silver, according to some scholars, includes struck silver. What is struck silver? It is silver struck by hand, struck into dirhams. It includes struck silver and unstruck silver, as mentioned by scholars of language, including the author of al-Mishbah al-Munir, and also among the jurists, Ibn Hazm. He mentioned in al-Muhalla that silver includes struck and unstruck silver. For this reason, he made zakah obligatory on jewelry.
The second angle: That we say his statement "In silver, a quarter of a tenth"