The Ruling on Zakah for Jewelry Intended for Adornment and the Amount of Its Zakah
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Question:
He says: I heard a shaykh say: It is obligatory for the Muslim to pay zakah on jewelry that is worn if it reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it. What is the nisab, what is its value, and how do I pay the zakah on worn jewelry if I do not know its value? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The correct view is that there is zakah on jewelry made of gold and silver. The nisab is twenty mithqals of gold, which amounts to ninety-two grams. In Saudi currency, this is eleven and a half Saudi riyals. The obligatory amount is one-quarter of one-tenth, which is twenty-five for every thousand. If the lunar year has passed, if the year is complete, and it reaches the nisab, it is twenty-five for every thousand.
As for diamonds and other gems, there is no zakah on them if they are for wearing. Zakah is specifically on gold and silver.
As for silver, its nisab is one hundred and forty mithqals, which amounts to fifty-six Saudi riyals in silver riyals. If the value of the jewelry reaches this nisab of gold or silver, it must be zakaed. One should seek the help of specialists in gold and silver, asking them and giving them the gold and silver one has so that they can weigh it and inform one of its value.
If the jewelry is made of something other than gold and silver, such as diamonds or other gems like agate and the like, there is no zakah on it, unless it is for sale and trade; in that case, there is zakah on the trade. But if it is for wearing, there is no zakah on it. On the correct view, which is the most authentic of the scholars' opinions, zakah is only on gold and silver. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
He says: I heard a shaykh say: It is obligatory for the Muslim to pay zakah on jewelry that is worn if it reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it. What is the nisab, what is its value, and how do I pay the zakah on worn jewelry if I do not know its value? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The correct view is that there is zakah on jewelry made of gold and silver. The nisab is twenty mithqals of gold, which amounts to ninety-two grams. In Saudi currency, this is eleven and a half Saudi riyals. The obligatory amount is one-quarter of one-tenth, which is twenty-five for every thousand. If the lunar year has passed, if the year is complete, and it reaches the nisab, it is twenty-five for every thousand.
As for diamonds and other gems, there is no zakah on them if they are for wearing. Zakah is specifically on gold and silver.
As for silver, its nisab is one hundred and forty mithqals, which amounts to fifty-six Saudi riyals in silver riyals. If the value of the jewelry reaches this nisab of gold or silver, it must be zakaed. One should seek the help of specialists in gold and silver, asking them and giving them the gold and silver one has so that they can weigh it and inform one of its value.
If the jewelry is made of something other than gold and silver, such as diamonds or other gems like agate and the like, there is no zakah on it, unless it is for sale and trade; in that case, there is zakah on the trade. But if it is for wearing, there is no zakah on it. On the correct view, which is the most authentic of the scholars' opinions, zakah is only on gold and silver. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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