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Can zakat be paid off in gold?

Published as Paying Zakaat in gold

· 28 Safar 1435 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can zakat be paid off in gold? Instead of selling some of the jewellery to pay zakat can we distribute some of the gold as zakat? For example we have to pay Rs, 52,000 in zakat, so we distribute 4 gold bangles equalling 1 tola of gold which would equal Rs.52,000 (assuming market rate is 1 tola=52,000.). Is this okay? Or do we have to sell the 4 gold bangles then pay the zakat in cash?

Answer

It is permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ولو كان له إبريق فضة وزنه مائتان وقيمته ثلاثمائة إن أدى خمسة من عينه فلا كلام أو من غيره جاز عندهما خلافا لمحمد وزفر إلا أن يؤدي الفضل وأجمعوا أنه لو أدى من خلاف جنسه اعتبرت القيمة حتى لو أدى من الذهب ما تبلغ قيمته خمسة دراهم من غير الإناء لم يجز في قولهم لتقوم الجودة عند المقابلة بخلاف الجنس فإن أدى القيمة وقعت عن القدر المستحق (رد المحتار 2/297)

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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