The ruling on one who owns jewelry and has not paid its zakah for a long period
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Q: The sister / L. A. A. from al-Hufuf in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, says in her question: I have had pieces of gold for a long time, and they are intended for adornment. Sometimes I sell them, then I add some money to their value and buy better ones. Now I have some jewelry, and I have heard that zakah is obligatory on gold intended for adornment. Is this correct? If so, what is the ruling regarding the past period in which I did not pay zakah, considering that I am unable to estimate how much gold I had throughout this long period? Please issue a ruling, may Allah reward you and guide you.
A: It is obligatory for you to pay zakah from the time you became aware of its obligation on jewelry. As for the years that passed before you knew, there is no zakah due on them; because Islamic rulings only become binding after knowledge.
The obligatory amount is one-quarter of a tenth if the jewelry reaches the nisab, which is twenty mithqals. Its amount in Saudi pounds is eleven and a half pounds. If the gold jewelry reaches this amount, or more than it, then the zakah is twenty-five for every one thousand.
As for silver, its nisab is one hundred and forty mithqals, and its amount in silver is fifty-six riyals, or the equivalent in paper currency. The obligatory amount in that is one-quarter of a tenth, just like gold.
As for diamonds and other stones, there is no zakah on them if they are for wearing. However, if they are for trade, then there is zakah on them according to their value—like gold and silver—if they reach the nisab. And Allah is the One who grants success.
A: It is obligatory for you to pay zakah from the time you became aware of its obligation on jewelry. As for the years that passed before you knew, there is no zakah due on them; because Islamic rulings only become binding after knowledge.
The obligatory amount is one-quarter of a tenth if the jewelry reaches the nisab, which is twenty mithqals. Its amount in Saudi pounds is eleven and a half pounds. If the gold jewelry reaches this amount, or more than it, then the zakah is twenty-five for every one thousand.
As for silver, its nisab is one hundred and forty mithqals, and its amount in silver is fifty-six riyals, or the equivalent in paper currency. The obligatory amount in that is one-quarter of a tenth, just like gold.
As for diamonds and other stones, there is no zakah on them if they are for wearing. However, if they are for trade, then there is zakah on them according to their value—like gold and silver—if they reach the nisab. And Allah is the One who grants success.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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