Is it permissible for a woman to pay the zakah on her mother's jewelry without her knowledge?
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The questioner : May Allah honor you, O Shaykh: There is a woman who paid the zakah on her own jewelry. When she wanted to pay the zakah on her mother's jewelry, her mother refused and said, "I have no zakah due on it." She is now asking: Is it permissible for her to pay the zakah on her mother's jewelry without her knowledge, given that she paid the zakah without her knowledge last year?
The Shaykh : As for paying the zakah on her own jewelry, there is no doubt that this is good, beneficial, and prescribed. In fact, it is obligatory for a woman to pay the zakah on jewelry if it reaches the nisab, as indicated by the authentic hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for the zakah on her mother's jewelry, if she gives permission and appoints her as her agent, there is no harm. If she refuses, the daughter owes nothing; it is not obligatory for her to pay the zakah, especially if her mother follows a scholar who holds that there is no zakah on jewelry. This is because there is scholarly disagreement on the issue: some scholars say there is zakah on it, while others say there is no zakah on it. The stronger position is that zakah on it is obligatory.
The questioner : She paid it without her knowledge last year?
The Shaykh : There is no harm; last year it was voluntary, not obligatory, because the mother does not believe it is obligatory.
The questioner : ....
The Shaykh : She is not permitted to pay it without her permission.
The Shaykh : As for paying the zakah on her own jewelry, there is no doubt that this is good, beneficial, and prescribed. In fact, it is obligatory for a woman to pay the zakah on jewelry if it reaches the nisab, as indicated by the authentic hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for the zakah on her mother's jewelry, if she gives permission and appoints her as her agent, there is no harm. If she refuses, the daughter owes nothing; it is not obligatory for her to pay the zakah, especially if her mother follows a scholar who holds that there is no zakah on jewelry. This is because there is scholarly disagreement on the issue: some scholars say there is zakah on it, while others say there is no zakah on it. The stronger position is that zakah on it is obligatory.
The questioner : She paid it without her knowledge last year?
The Shaykh : There is no harm; last year it was voluntary, not obligatory, because the mother does not believe it is obligatory.
The questioner : ....
The Shaykh : She is not permitted to pay it without her permission.