Question
I am a widow. I obtain a monthly pension which is insufficient for my needs. A relative wishes to give me some Zakaat. However, I have some gold jewellery. Besides the gold jewellery I have no cash or any surplus luxury items. Is it permissible for me to accept Zakaat?
Answer
The Zakaat Nisaab of gold is 87.48 grams or 2.18 troy ounces of gold. Get your gold jewellery weighed. If it is the weight of Nisaab or more, then it is not permissible for you to accept Zakaat. You will first have to sell the jewellery or part of it to reduce the weight to less than 87 grams. Thereafter you may accept Zakaat.
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- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- Awake! 2010
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Appears under TORTURING ANIMALS.