What is the zakat amount for 110 grams of gold, is it permissible to give something other than money as a substitute for it, and is zakat obligatory only once in a lifetime?
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If gold is for adornment, there is a difference of opinion regarding its , and it is more prudent to pay it. However, if it is for accumulation or trade, its zakat is obligatory annually, and it is not sufficient to pay it only once.
Zakat is calculated by dividing the amount of gold subject to zakat by forty, which is one-quarter of a tenth.
It is permissible to pay the zakat on gold in cash because gold and currency are both mediums of exchange, and it is permissible to pay one currency in place of another due to their similarity in purpose, which is their monetary value, and to facilitate matters for both the payer of zakat and the poor.
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