Is it permissible for a woman to sell her gold to her husband in order to pay zakat on the amount, knowing that she has a debt that she incurred for charity, and is it permissible to deduct the debt amount before paying zakat?
If you wish to pay zakat on gold, it is not necessary to sell it. Rather, you can pay the zakat from the gold itself (2.5%). It is permissible to sell the gold to your husband or to anyone else. If the gold reaches the nisab and is jewelry for permissible use, the majority of scholars do not obligate zakat on it, while Abu Hanifa and some contemporary scholars do obligate it, and this is the more cautious approach.
According to this view, if the gold is sold, the hawl (one-year period) for the money is based on the hawl of the gold. Thus, the money is subject to zakat when one hawl passes from the original gold that was sold.
Regarding deducting debt from zakat: If you do not have other funds exceeding your basic needs to pay off the debt, then it is permissible to deduct the debt from the money, and the remainder is subject to zakat if it reaches the nisab. However, if you do have other funds exceeding your basic needs to pay off the debt, then it is not permissible to deduct the debt from the money, and zakat must be paid on all the money.
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