Is zakat obligatory on a commercial shop that has been closed for eight years due to lack of availability, and on gold jewelry belonging to the wife and daughters, some of which is used and some of which is kept for future use?
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The place prepared for trade is not subject to because it is not considered trade goods. As for the jewelry of the wife and daughters, if it reaches the threshold () and a year passes over it, scholars have differed regarding the obligation of Zakat upon it. Some have deemed it obligatory, while others have not. To be on the safe side and avoid dispute, it is more cautious to pay it.
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