Zakah on Gold [Dhahab] ‫باب زكاة الذهب‬

‫َو َلْيَس ِفي َم ا ُدْو َن َأْر َبَعِة َم َثاِق ْي َل َص َد َقٌة ِع ْنَد َأِبى َحِنْي َف َة رحمه هللا تعىل َو َق ااَل‬
‫ َو ِفي ِتْبِر الِّذَه ِب َو اْلِف َّض ِة‬،‫ َم ا َزاَد َع ىَل اْلِع ْش ِرْيَن َف َزَكوُتُه ِبِح َس اِبِه‬:‫رحمهما هللا تعىل‬
‫ َف ِإَذ ا َكاَنْت ِع ْش ِرْيَن‬، ‫َلْيَس ِفي َم ا ُدْو َن ِع ْش ِرْيَن ِم ْثَق ااَل َم ْن الَّذ َه ِب َص َد َقٌة‬ ‫َوُحِلْي ُهَم ا َو اآلِنَيِة ِم ْن ُهَم ا الَزَكاٌة‬
‫ ُثَّم ِفي ُكِّل َأْر َبِعِة ِم ْث اِق ْي َل‬، ‫ِم ْثَق ااًل َوَحاَل َعلْي َه ا اْلَحْو ُل َف ِف ْي َه ا ِنْص ُف ِم ْثَق اٍل‬
The Nisab for gold is
mithqals=
‫ِق ْيَراَط اِن‬ According to Abū Ḥanīfah RA there is no zakāh due on what is less 1 dinar=1 mithqal
than four mithqāls, but they [Imam Abu Yusuf RA and Imam -20 mithqals=84.7 grms
There is no zakāh on what is less than twenty mithqāls of gold, but if of weight
Muhammad RA] said that whatever exceeds twenty [mithqāls], its
it is [a minimum of] twenty mithqāls, and one year passes over it, -each dinar=4.235gr of
.zakāh [is calculated] according to its rate weight
there is one-half of a mithqāl [zakāh] due on it. Thereafter, in every
Zakāh is due on nuggets of gold and silver, on their jewellery and ½ mithqals=2.5% of the
four mithqāls [over twenty], two carats [are due as zakāh].
utensils [manufactured] from them. 20 mithqals
1 Carats=5%=10% of
mithqals
Mithqals=Dinar

Zakah on Gold and Silver In order for an item to be classified as a

Principle of paying Zakat of Golf
Points to Remember Gold or Silver item:
and Silver Jewelry
It is necessary that it contain more
than 50% of Gold and Silver. Items that are 18ct, 22ct and 24ct Gold
If it contains less than 50% of Gold would be considered as Gold, since
Zakat is due upon a or Silver, it will not be considered they contain more than 50% of Gold.
The Nisab of Zakat for Gold is
person: as a Gold or Silver item. However, 9ct is not considered as Gold
20 Mithqals or 87.479 grams.
1. When he becomes the because it contains only 37.44% of Gold
The Nisab of Zakat for Silver is
owner of a specfic
200 Dirhams or 612.36 grams.
amount [Nisab] of wealth
after deducting debts
and
2. A year has elapsed on
that wealth. You state that you have 70 grams of Gold.

If you do possess other pieces of Gold Jewelry:

The Nisab of Zakat for Gold is: You should add these to the 70 grams of If your item is classified as Gold or Silver and its weight reaches Nisab amount:
7.5 Tolas [87.48g] Gold and Gold: 87.48g
Calculate whether the full amount is Silver: 612.35g
The Nisab of Zakat for Silver is: equivalent or lesser than the Nisab amount. Then you will have to give Zakaat on them.
52.5 Tolas [612.35g] If the total amount of Gold is equal or more than
the Nisab amount, one will be obligated to pay
Zakat on the Gold.

When calculating the weight of Zakat:

The weight of the Gold and Silver will be
taken into consideration, not the value. If a person has Gold, the
If he wishes to give the actual Gold in equivalent to and above the If you posses Silver:
Zakat, then the weight will be taken into amount of Nisab: You should join the Silver to the Gold
consideration. Then, 2.5% of Gold will be given in and
If he wishes to discharge the Zakat in Zakat. If the value of them combined reaches
cash then the value of the Gold will be the Nisaab of either Gold or Silver,
taken into consideration. Then Zakaat is obligatory.

Example: 1.26 Tolas of Gold He may either give:

A person has 50 1.25 Tolas of Gold
will be due upon
Tolas of Gold or Example: If one had 500
him and then acquires
The Value 1.25 Tolas of grams of Silver Then the value of the Gold must be calculated
75 grams of Gold and combined with the Silver in order to
Gold throughout the
during the year determine whether the combined value reaches
year
the Nisaab

The same ruling will apply for Zakat of Silver

If a person has Silver equivalent of to and
If a person has a small amount of Gold which:
above the amount of Nisab, then 2.5% of Silver
1. Does not reach the Nisab and
will be given in Zakat.
2. He owns no Silver or Cash,
If he wishes to give the actual Silver in Zakat, The total Value of the However, if the total amount of Gold in ornaments,
Then Zakat is not due upon the Gold. In principle, if the percentage of Gold in
then the weight will be taken into Gold ornaments will then do not exceed the amount of alloy, then the entire
ornaments is more than the alloy, then the
consideration. be added to your ornament would not be Zakaatable.
If a person has a small amount of Silver which: entire ornaments will be considered as
If he wishes to discharge the Zakat in cash, then Zakaatable assets when Rather, the Value of the actual Gold will be added to
1. Does not reach to the Nisab, and Zakaatable.
the amount of Silver will be taken into calculating Zakaat. the total Zakaatable assets when calculating Zakaat.
2. He owns no Gold or Cash,
consideration.
Then Zakat is not due upon the Silver.

If a person has a small amount of Gold and

With it, he has Cash or Silver,
The Gold will be joined with the Cash and Silver.
If it reaches to the Nisab of Silver, Zakat will be due.

Example:
A person has 2 Tolas of Gold and 50 Tola Silver.
If we were to assume that the price of 2 Tolas Gold can purchase 20 Tolas Silver,
Then you will add 20 Tolas to the 50 Tolas Silver and calcute Zakat of 70 Tolas
Silver.