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Is zakaat payable on jewellery?

74 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 6 South African Darul Iftas (Ask Imaam, Mufti Online, Jamiat KZN, Ibn Masood, Azaadville, DU Zakariyya). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.

Based on the fatawa linked below. Please read the sources and double-check with a Darul Ifta for your situation.

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What the Darul Iftas say

“It is compulsory to pay zakat on jewellery made from gold and silver. You may pay your wife’s zakat on her jewelry with her consent Abu Ali ad-Dagestani Student Darul Iftaa”

Ask Imaam — Can I pay Zakah on my wife’s jewellery? · 22 May 2020

“To calculate the zakat of the gold, you will need to establish the weight of 22 carats in grams at a jeweller. The same applies to the silver ring. Thereafter, determine the current price of gold and silver per gram. The price of each gram of gold and silver will then be multiplied by the total number of grams respectively.”

Azaadville — How To Calculate Zakaat On A 22 Carat Gold Jewellery Set And A Silver Ring · 15 May 2025

“In the enquired case, if the woman lost her jewellery 20 years ago and had no hope of finding it, Zakaat on the jewellery was not compulsory upon her for the past 20 years. [Shaami 2/226]”

Jamiat KZN — Zakaat on lost jewellery · 1 Oct 2024

“If your grandmother gifted the jewellery to you and your mother took the jewellery on your behalf with your knowledge and consent, then it belongs to you and zakaat is compulsory upon you.”

Mufti Online — Zakaat on gifted jewellery · 21 Jan 2019

Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.

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  1. How To Calculate Zakaat On A 22 Carat Gold Jewellery Set And A Silver RingAzaadville · 15 May 2025
  2. Is Zakaat due on jewellery besides gold and silver ?Ask Imaam · 1 Feb 2025
  3. Zakaat on lost jewelleryJamiat KZN · 1 Oct 2024
  4. Zakaat on jewellery that was gifted to one by one's parentsMufti Online · 2 Jul 2024
  5. Does a woman have to pay zakaat on her jewelry, if her husband is not earning?DU Zakariyya
  6. Zakaah on gold-plated jewelleryIbn Masood · 5 Feb 2024
  7. Zakaat On Inherited JewelleryAzaadville · 7 Apr 2023
  8. Zakat on JewelleryAsk Imaam · 19 Mar 2021
  9. Is Zakaat payable on 9 Carat Jewellery?Jamiat KZN · 24 Aug 2022
  10. Giving jewellery to one's children to avoid paying zakaatMufti Online · 29 Jan 2019
  11. Zakaat on jewellery is discharged at the market valueIbn Masood · 11 Feb 2022
  12. Zakah on personal jewelleryAsk Imaam · 26 Sep 2020
  13. Paying Zakat on previously lost jewelleryJamiat KZN · 30 Jan 2017
  14. Zakaat on gifted jewelleryMufti Online · 21 Jan 2019
  15. Can I pay Zakah on my wife’s jewellery?Ask Imaam · 22 May 2020

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