is zakat obligatory to woman
on some of her so called belongings like gold as a gift from in-laws,
when she is not earning and dont have any source of money
when a women is not earning
herself and she has gold as gift by in-laws(which she cant use by her
will even,and not permitted to sale a portion of it to pay zakat)and
she dont have any source of money, in this condition is zakat
obligatory to her or she can give after sometime when she gets money.
Answer
Zakaat is compulsory on
gold and silver. Zakaat will be obligatory on the gold if its weight
exceed 10 Mithqals (87.48 grams). Zakaat is one of the five pillars of
Islam. It is an integral part of Islam. Zakaat is compulsory upon
people who have the Nisaab of Zakaat, and a whole year passes on the
Nisaab. Once a year passes and a person does not pay his Zakaat, they
will be answerable to Allah for disobeying his command.
In the enquired case, if the jewellery was given as a gift to the
woman it belongs to her. She is the sole owner and she could do as she
wishes with the jewellery. The in-laws cannot prevent her from selling
the jewellery. It is understood that it may not a moral thing to do but
the laws and obligations of Shari’ah will override that.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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