Is there zakah on pearls and diamonds?
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The questioner : You are asking about pearls and diamonds: is there zakah on them?
The Shaykh : There is no zakah on pearls and diamonds unless they are for trade. If they are for wearing, there is no zakah on them, even if there is a large amount, because zakah is obligatory only in gold and silver when they reach the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah). If they do not reach the nisab, there is no zakah on them either. So, if a woman has a few rings that do not reach the nisab, she owes no zakah on them. The nisab is eighty-five grams; anything less than eighty-five grams has no zakah because it has not reached the nisab. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. From Sudan, the noble one, M M says.
The Shaykh : There is no zakah on pearls and diamonds unless they are for trade. If they are for wearing, there is no zakah on them, even if there is a large amount, because zakah is obligatory only in gold and silver when they reach the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah). If they do not reach the nisab, there is no zakah on them either. So, if a woman has a few rings that do not reach the nisab, she owes no zakah on them. The nisab is eighty-five grams; anything less than eighty-five grams has no zakah because it has not reached the nisab. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. From Sudan, the noble one, M M says.