Q: 5- JEWELLERY

a) Is `Zakah' payable on Jewellery and Diamonds? If so, on the purchase value or on the Market value?

b) Is `Zakah' payable on Gold/Silver Jewellery in use by wife, daughter or kept as investment - If so, is Zakah payable on the Purchase Value? or the 1Vfarket Value?

A:(a) Zakah will be payable on gold and silver jewellery, if such jewellery exceeds the minimum weights:

for silver : 52.2 Tolas / 613.35 Grams.

for gold : 7.5 Tolas / 87.479 Grams. Zakah will be paid as follows:

[Number of Tolas/Grams x cost of 1 Tola/Gram (Silver/Gold)]

multiplied by 2,1/2% = Zakah amount

Zakah is not payable on diamonds, despite their value.

b)? Zakah is payable on Jewellery of Gold/Silver even if
it is used by your wife or daughters (Hanafi view).

Such Zakah is calculated on the market value of the gold or silver used in the jewellery.

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