Is zakat payable on diamonds..? if not why not?

· 6 Safar 1427 AH1 min readFatwa 13996English

Question

Is zakat payable on diamonds..? if not why not?

Answer

There is no Zakaat on diamonds as it is a stone. Rasulullah [sallallaahu alayhi wasallam] said, ‘There is no Zakaat on stones.’

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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