please let me know about the zakath of gold. my wife have gold more than the nisab amount . and she is not using even 25grms. so should i pay zakath for all the qty or except 85grms.
In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh
In principle, zakat will become compulsory on ones wealth when it reaches or exceeds the nisab provided that this amount of wealth remains in ones possession for the duration of one entire lunar year.
The nisab is 20 Mithqals (87.479 g) for gold and 200 Dirhams (612.35 g) for silver.
Therefore, after reaching either the nisab or its value, your wife will have to discharge 2.5% of the entire gold whether she is using it or not.
And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum
Ml. Abdur Rahman Shareef,
Student Dārul Iftā
Concurred by: Ml. Abduz Zaman, Student Dārul Iftā
Under the guidance of:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai Saheb
Dārul Iftā, Madrasah In῾āmiyyah
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