Is the zakah on jewelry obligatory on the woman or on her husband?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. A questioner says: I have, or a questioner says: I have gold for adornment that I do not use except once a year. Is its zakah on me, knowing that I am not employed or working, or is its zakah on my husband as part of his maintenance obligations?
The Shaykh : Yes, the zakah on a woman's jewelry is on the woman herself, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'arij 70:24] and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to Mu'adh ibn Jabal when he sent him to Yemen: Sahih al-Bukhari 1395. The jewelry belongs to whom? To the woman, so its zakah is on her. But if her husband volunteers to pay her zakah and she agrees to that, there is no blame on him. He would be praiseworthy for doing so, because this woman mentioned that she is not employed, not a teacher, and has no income coming to her. She would be required to sell some of her jewelry if she does not have what she needs to pay the zakah. This may affect her husband's treatment of her. But if he volunteers, and is praiseworthy for it, by paying the zakah on her behalf, he is doing good. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 1977Hasan (Darussalam). As for the amount of zakah, it is one-quarter of one-tenth, like the zakah on ordinary gold. In other words, the woman estimates, she estimates her jewelry as used jewelry, not as new jewelry. So if it is said to be worth ten thousand, she pays one-quarter of one-tenth. And one-quarter of one-tenth of ten thousand is two hundred and fifty riyals.
The questioner : ... a specific nisab ...?
The Shaykh : A nisab is required.
The questioner : What is the nisab?
The Shaykh : The nisab is eighty-five grams. Less than that, there is no zakah. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, the zakah on a woman's jewelry is on the woman herself, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And those within whose wealth is a known right
والذين في أموالهم حق معلومthen teach them that Allah has made it obligatory for them to pay the Zakat from their property
أعلمهم أن الله افترض عليهم صدقة في أموالهمThe best of you is the one who is best to his wife, and I am the best of you to my wives.
خيركم خيركم لأهله وأنا خيركم لأهليThe questioner : ... a specific nisab ...?
The Shaykh : A nisab is required.
The questioner : What is the nisab?
The Shaykh : The nisab is eighty-five grams. Less than that, there is no zakah. Yes.