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Is zakaat payable on jewellery?
75 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 7 South African Darul Iftas (AskImam, Mufti Online, Jamiat KZN, Azaadville, Ibn Masood, Amjadi and others). 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”
“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.”
“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]”
“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.”
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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- How To Calculate Zakaat On A 22 Carat Gold Jewellery Set And A Silver Ring Azaadville · 15 May 2025
- Is Zakaat due on jewellery besides gold and silver ? AskImam · 1 Feb 2025
- Zakaat on lost jewellery Jamiat KZN · 1 Oct 2024
- Zakaat on jewellery that was gifted to one by one's parents Mufti Online · 2 Jul 2024
- Zakaat On Jewellery Amjadi · 2 Apr 2022
- Does a woman have to pay zakaat on her jewelry, if her husband is not earning? DU Zakariyya
- Zakaah on gold-plated jewellery Ibn Masood · 5 Feb 2024
- Zakaat On Inherited Jewellery Azaadville · 7 Apr 2023
- Zakat on Jewellery AskImam · 19 Mar 2021
- Is Zakaat payable on 9 Carat Jewellery? Jamiat KZN · 24 Aug 2022
- Giving jewellery to one's children to avoid paying zakaat Mufti Online · 29 Jan 2019
- Zakaat on jewellery is discharged at the market value Ibn Masood · 11 Feb 2022
- Zakah on personal jewellery AskImam · 26 Sep 2020
- Zakaat on gifted jewellery Mufti Online · 21 Jan 2019
- Can I pay Zakah on my wife’s jewellery? AskImam · 22 May 2020
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