Is zakat obligatory on jewelry endowed to Allah for the purpose of lending it to women for weddings?
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It is permissible to dedicate jewelry as an endowment (waqf) for wearing and borrowing. There is no due on it if it is endowed for a public entity, because one of the conditions for zakat becoming obligatory is complete ownership, and money endowed for a public entity has no owner.
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