The Ruling on the Zakah of Jewelry Every Year
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Question:
Is the jewelry of a woman subject to zakah every year? Or is it sufficient to pay its zakah only once in a lifetime?
Answer:
Every year; it is obligatory every year, just like the rest of the gold. It is subject to zakah every year, just like the rest of the gold and silver if it is not jewelry. This is the correct view. Yes, provided it reaches the nisab.
The presenter: There is an addition to his question, in which he says: Knowing that if it were subject to zakah every year, that would mean the woman pays another price for her jewelry, and the value of the jewelry is fixed and does not grow?
The Shaykh: Yes, she must pay the zakah, even if it has not increased. For example, a person who has gold in a box must pay its zakah, even if it is in the box; he pays it every year, even if it has not grown. Who is preventing it from growing? So, jewelry that reaches the nisab, she must pay its zakah, as a means of helping the poor and those in need. If it falls below the nisab, there is no zakah on it. But as long as it reaches the nisab of twenty mithqals, which is two hundred and eighty-two grams, she pays one-quarter of one-tenth: twenty-five for every thousand, and two and a half for every hundred. This is the apparent meaning of the authentic hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Some scholars hold that there is no zakah on jewelry because it is in use, but the correct view is that there is zakah on it, due to the generality of the evidence. This includes his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying:. The hadith does not exclude jewelry. It also includes his (peace and blessings be upon him) statement when he saw a woman wearing a bracelet: She said: No. He said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1563Hasan (Al-Albani), so she threw them away. She said: They are for Allah and His Messenger. He did not tell her that she did not have to pay zakah on them; rather, he ordered her to pay zakah, and they were jewelry on her hands. Similarly, Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) had gold vessels. She said: O Messenger of Allah! Is this hoarded wealth? He said: . He said: (So pay its zakah). He did not say that jewelry is not hoarded wealth, nor did he tell her: There is no zakah on it. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Is the jewelry of a woman subject to zakah every year? Or is it sufficient to pay its zakah only once in a lifetime?
Answer:
Every year; it is obligatory every year, just like the rest of the gold. It is subject to zakah every year, just like the rest of the gold and silver if it is not jewelry. This is the correct view. Yes, provided it reaches the nisab.
The presenter: There is an addition to his question, in which he says: Knowing that if it were subject to zakah every year, that would mean the woman pays another price for her jewelry, and the value of the jewelry is fixed and does not grow?
The Shaykh: Yes, she must pay the zakah, even if it has not increased. For example, a person who has gold in a box must pay its zakah, even if it is in the box; he pays it every year, even if it has not grown. Who is preventing it from growing? So, jewelry that reaches the nisab, she must pay its zakah, as a means of helping the poor and those in need. If it falls below the nisab, there is no zakah on it. But as long as it reaches the nisab of twenty mithqals, which is two hundred and eighty-two grams, she pays one-quarter of one-tenth: twenty-five for every thousand, and two and a half for every hundred. This is the apparent meaning of the authentic hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Some scholars hold that there is no zakah on jewelry because it is in use, but the correct view is that there is zakah on it, due to the generality of the evidence. This includes his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying:
There is no one who possesses gold or silver and does not pay its zakah, on the Day of Resurrection, that plates of fire will be made for him
ما من صاحب ذهب ولا فضة لا يؤدي زكاتها، إذا كان يوم القيامة صفحت له صفائح من نارDo you give the zakah of this?
أتعطين زكاة هذا؟Are you pleased that Allah may put two bangles of fire on your hands?
أيسرك أن يسورك الله بهما يوم القيامة سوارين من نارWhatever reaches the amount where zakah is due, if zakah is paid on it, it is not a treasure.
ما بلغ أن يزكى فزكي فليس بكنزThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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