Is it obligatory for a woman to pay zakah on her gold?
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The questioner : Does she pay zakah on the gold in her possession?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is obligatory to pay zakah on a woman’s gold jewelry if it reaches the nisab, and the nisab is eighty-five grams. So when it reaches this limit, she must pay zakah. If she has money, she pays from her money. If she does not have money, and her husband, father, or son pays it on her behalf, the requirement is fulfilled. Otherwise, she sells an amount of gold equal to the zakah and pays it. Someone might say, “If you say this and she ends up selling from her gold every year, it will eventually be gone.” We say: it is not possible for it to be completely gone, because if it falls below the nisab, the zakah obligation ends. So she must retain some of it. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is obligatory to pay zakah on a woman’s gold jewelry if it reaches the nisab, and the nisab is eighty-five grams. So when it reaches this limit, she must pay zakah. If she has money, she pays from her money. If she does not have money, and her husband, father, or son pays it on her behalf, the requirement is fulfilled. Otherwise, she sells an amount of gold equal to the zakah and pays it. Someone might say, “If you say this and she ends up selling from her gold every year, it will eventually be gone.” We say: it is not possible for it to be completely gone, because if it falls below the nisab, the zakah obligation ends. So she must retain some of it. Yes.