Are daggers and swords inlaid with gold or silver subject to zakah, and how can we weigh them if we are unable to separate them from the wood and iron?

The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: Are daggers and swords inlaid with gold or silver subject to zakah, and how can we weigh them if we are unable to separate them from the wood and iron?

The Shaykh : Yes, there is zakah on them according to the stronger position, which is that there is zakah on them. And according to the opinion of those who do not consider there to be zakah on jewelry, they say there is no zakah on these. But the correct view is that there is zakah on them. How is this done? You go to the people of expertise and say, "Estimate for me the price of this sword if it has no gold in it, and estimate for me its price if it has gold in it." The difference between the two values is the value of the gold. For example, he says, "This sword without gold is worth one thousand riyals, and with gold it is worth two thousand riyals." What is subject to zakah? One thousand or two thousand? One thousand riyals, because that is the value of the gold in it, and the people of expertise know this. Yes.