Evidence for the Zakah of Adornments
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The listener who sent the message (N. N. Sh.) wrote in it: Is there zakah on gold that is used, or not? Because what we study in school regarding zakah says: there is no zakah on gold intended for use. And if there is zakah on it, how do we pay it out? May Allah guide you.
Answer: There is scholarly disagreement regarding used adornments of gold and silver:
Some scholars hold that there is no zakah on them, which is the well-known position in the school of al-Shafi'i and Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) among the Hanbalis, and it is what is taught in the schools here in Saudi Arabia.
The second opinion is that there is zakah on them; because there is a report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) indicating that. This is the stronger position, that there is zakah on them. So if it reaches the nisab of twenty mithqals, and its amount is eleven and a half pounds, then there is zakah on it. If it is less than that, there is no zakah on it, whether it is worn or not worn. If it is less than the nisab, there is no zakah on it. But if it reaches the nisab, she pays zakah on it, even if it is intended for wearing or lending, according to the stronger opinion; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a woman who came to him wearing two bracelets of gold:Bulugh al-Maram 4:22 And there are hadiths in this meaning indicating that there is zakah on them. So this is the stronger opinion. And if what is worn or intended for wearing is less than twenty mithqals, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
Answer: There is scholarly disagreement regarding used adornments of gold and silver:
Some scholars hold that there is no zakah on them, which is the well-known position in the school of al-Shafi'i and Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) among the Hanbalis, and it is what is taught in the schools here in Saudi Arabia.
The second opinion is that there is zakah on them; because there is a report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) indicating that. This is the stronger position, that there is zakah on them. So if it reaches the nisab of twenty mithqals, and its amount is eleven and a half pounds, then there is zakah on it. If it is less than that, there is no zakah on it, whether it is worn or not worn. If it is less than the nisab, there is no zakah on it. But if it reaches the nisab, she pays zakah on it, even if it is intended for wearing or lending, according to the stronger opinion; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a woman who came to him wearing two bracelets of gold:
“Do you pay Zakah on them?” She said, ‘No.’ He then said, “Are you pleased that Allah may put two bangles of fire on your wrist on the Day of Judgment?” She then threw them away.
أتعطين زكاة هذا؟ قالت: لا، قال: أيسرك أن يسورك الله بهما يوم القيامة سوارين من نار، فألقتهما وقالت: هما لله ورسوله
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