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Can I give zakat on my wife’s 9 tola gold, if my salary is not enough for the family?

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I am earning small salary which is not enough for my family for one month as my wife having 9 tola gold. So I give zakah every year for that gold. Please explain by Shariah law.

Answer

(Fatwa: 1171/755/H=1433)

You are not responsible to pay it. However if you pay it with the permission of your wife then it shall be paid. You have the right to excuse from paying it. In this case it shall be wajib on wife to pay the zakah of her gold. Yes, if the wife is not the owner of that gold rather you are its owner and you have borrowed the gold to wife only for use then in this case it shall be wajib on you to pay its zakah.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.

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