Question
According to Fataawa Darul Uloom Zakariyya, zakaat is payable on even 9 ct gold. Is this correct?
Answer
Fataawa Darul Uloom Zakariyya‟s statement: "Zakaat will be payable on 9 carat jewellery.", is incorrect. The Fiqhi ibaaraat clearly mention two conditions for Zakaat to be paid on gold and silver in ghash (alloy):
The gold and silver can be separated.
The weight of the gold and silver in the ghash must equal Nisaab or more.
From this, it should be clear that if the amount of gold in the 9ct alloy is less than Nisaab, then obviously Zakaat will not be payable. When Zakaat is not payable on pure gold less than its Nisaab, when it is not even mixed with any base metal, how can Zakaat be payable on gold less than Nisaab when it is admixed with another metal? Thus, the blanket statement of Madrasah Zakariyya is incorrect.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 27 No 07
- PDF page
- 5
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