Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Zakaah On Gold

· 2 Muharram 1446 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If one has only gold jewellery to pay Zakaah on, should he consider the value of the jewellery, or the weight?

Answer

The Fuqaha have stated that Zakaat is Waajib on gold when one owns 20 Mithqaal (87.48 grams) of gold. This will be the ruling if one possesses only gold and no other Zakaatable assets.

For example, if one possesses 60g of gold valued at R30 000.00, and this is the only Zakaatable asset that he possesses, then he will not be required to discharge Zakaat as 60 grams of gold is less than the gold Zakaat Nisaab.

ALLAH TA’ALA IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

نصاب الذهب عشرون مثقالا فما دون ذلك لا زكاة فيه (الدر المختار و حاشية ابن عابدين)2/295

Answered by
Molana Abdul Kader Fazlani
Checked & approved by
Mufti Mohammed Desai
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