She has gold worth four thousand dinars, which she uses once or twice a year, and she bought it for adornment. Is zakah due on it?
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The questioner : She has gold worth four thousand dinars, which she uses once or twice a year, and she bought it for adornment. Is zakah due on it?
The Shaykh : The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed regarding jewelry intended for wearing or lending: is zakah due on it or not?
The correct view is that zakah is due on it, based on the generality of the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as narrated by Muslim from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him):Sahih Muslim 987a.
And there are specific hadiths on this matter, such as the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with them both): that a woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with two thick gold bracelets on her daughter's hand, and he said to her:. She said: No. He said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1563Hasan (Al-Albani). So she took them off and threw them to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
However, zakah is not obligatory on gold or silver jewelry unless it reaches the nisab, which for gold is eighty-five grams. If it reaches this amount, zakah is obligatory on it; if it is less than that, there is no zakah on it. That is, if the total amount the woman has does not reach this amount, there is no zakah on it.
Jewelry is not combined with other jewelry if it is distributed among women, as happens with young girls who have jewelry. If we look at each one individually, we find that her jewelry does not reach the nisab. In this case, it is not obligatory for their guardian to combine the gold and pay zakah on it, because each one's share does not reach the nisab.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) differed regarding jewelry intended for wearing or lending: is zakah due on it or not?
The correct view is that zakah is due on it, based on the generality of the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), as narrated by Muslim from the hadith of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him):
If 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; these would then be heated in the fire of Hell and his sides, his forehead and his back would be cauterized with them. Whenever these cool down, (the process is) repeated during a day the extent of which would be fifty thousand years, until judgment is pronounced among servants, and he sees whether his path is to take him to Paradise or to Hell.
ما من صاحب ذهب ولا فضة لا يؤدي منها حقها، إلا إذا كان يوم القيامة صفحت له صفائح من نار، وأحمي عليها في نار جهنم، فيكوى بها جنبه وجبينه وظهره، كلما بردت أعيدت في يوم كان مقداره خمسين ألف سنة، حتى يقضى بين العباد، ثم يرى سبيله إما إلى الجنة وإما إلى النارAnd there are specific hadiths on this matter, such as the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with them both): that a woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with two thick gold bracelets on her daughter's hand, and he said to her:
Do you pay the zakah of this?
أتؤدي زكاة هذه؟Are you pleased that Allah may put two bangles of fire on your hands?
أيسرك أن يسورك الله بهما سوارين من نارHowever, zakah is not obligatory on gold or silver jewelry unless it reaches the nisab, which for gold is eighty-five grams. If it reaches this amount, zakah is obligatory on it; if it is less than that, there is no zakah on it. That is, if the total amount the woman has does not reach this amount, there is no zakah on it.
Jewelry is not combined with other jewelry if it is distributed among women, as happens with young girls who have jewelry. If we look at each one individually, we find that her jewelry does not reach the nisab. In this case, it is not obligatory for their guardian to combine the gold and pay zakah on it, because each one's share does not reach the nisab.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.