Zakāh on Gold That Has Been Kept for Children

Question:

As-salamu alaykum. I want to enquire about the Zakat on gold (more than Nisaab) that I have kept for my sons of 3 and 1 years. Do I have to pay annual Zakat on that? Can my wife use it?

Answer:

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Zakāh is not obligatory on that gold which you have kept for your children. [1]

It is not permissible for your wife to use that gold.

And Allah knows best         

(Mufti) Bilal al-Mahmudi

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai


[1] Note – If you have not given ownership of the gold to your children, then that gold will still be yours and hence the laws of Zakāh will apply.

الزكاة: واجبة على الحر المسلم البالغ العاقل إذا ملك نصابا ملكا تاما وحال عليه الحول وليس على صبي ولا مجنون وال مكاتب زكاة. (مختصر القدوري. ص ٥١. دار الكتب العلمية)

ولا تجب إلا على الحر المسلم العاقل البالغ إذا ملك نصاباً خالياً عن الدين فاضلاً عن حوائجه الأصلية ملكاً تاماً في طرفي الحول. (الاختيار لتعليل المختار)

نصاب الذهب عشرون مثقالا ودليل ذلك ما روي عن علي رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: (فإذا كانت لك مائتا درهم وحال عليها الحول ففيها خمسة دراهم وليس عليك شيء – يعني في الذهب – حتى يكون لك عشرون دينارا فإذا كان لك عشرون دينارا وحال عليها الحول ففيها نصف دينار). (فقه العبادات – حنفي ص ٣١٥)

(فتاوى محمودية. ج ٩ ص ٣٦٨. جامعة فاروقية)

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