Is Zakat obligatory upon the husband for the three types of gold mentioned (the wife's jewelry presented by her father, gifts, and the jewelry the husband bought for his wife)?
Scholars have differed concerning the zakat on jewelry intended for wear. The Hanafis favored the obligation of zakat on it, and this is the more preponderant opinion due to evidence, including: the general proofs indicating the obligation of zakat on gold and silver, and hadiths such as the saying of the Prophet, peace be upon him, to Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, regarding rings: "Do you pay their zakat?" She said, "No." He said, "They are enough for you from the Hellfire." And his saying to a woman about two gold bracelets: "Do you give the zakat of this?" She said, "No." He said, "Would it please you for Allah to encircle you with them on the Day of Resurrection with two bracelets of fire?"
Zakat becomes obligatory on jewelry from the moment one becomes aware of its obligation. It is not necessary to pay it for past years in which the obligation was not known. Zakat is obligatory on the owner of the jewelry if it is made of gold or silver, but it is not obligatory on other jewels.
The amount of zakat to be paid is one-quarter of a tenth (2.5%), which is two and a half grams for every 100 grams. It can be paid from the value of the jewelry upon the completion of a full year (hawl).
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