Q: Does Zakaat need to be given by the wife or the Husband for gold jewellery?
A: In the masaa’il of zakaat each person is responsible for himself. The husband is responsible for his assets and wealth and the wife will be responsible for her wealth and jewellery she owns.
وشرط افتراضها عقل وبلوغ وإسلام وحرية … وسببه أي سبب افتراضها ملك نصاب حولى نسبة للحول لحولانه عليه
و قال في رد المحتار : قوله نسبة للحول أي الحول القمري لا الشمس اهـ (رد المحتار 2/258)
Answered by:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)