The real value of gold ..

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Re: The real value of gold ..

@redvelvet

There are varying opinions on whether you should pay zakat on the gold you own for personal use. Some say that you don’t pay zakat on it, some say the general opinion is that you do pay zakat on it. If the latter is more true, then there ARE people who are careless about their gold. They own a lot of it MashaAllah se, but they don’t pay zakat on it. Also, I have read that it is not farz or lazim upon the husband to pay zakat on his wife’s gold and therefore the owner of the gold (in this case the wife) is responsible for paying zakat on it provided she has more gold than the nisab amount. If her husband refuses and she cannot work, then she has to pay for it some way…she can opt to reduce the amount of gold so that she pays less or she can reduce it to the point that it falls under the nisab amount. The more that Allah has blessed a person, the more they will be held accountable for it and that’s the flip side of the barkat…so it’s not unreasonable for one to think about future consequences…as in if they can handle the yearly expense along with other expenses (home, family, etc). For some it may be easier than others. But I think the concern is a healthy one and shows that one is conscious of fulfilling this fardh. I don’t think it necessarily means that one has a chota dil or is stingy, etc.

First of all my comment was a light hearted joke hence also but thank you for killing it..

Secondly as I wrote, but let me highlight it for you just in case

if God has given you enough then cherish the fact that you’re able to give something in His path instead of seeing it like some headache chore.

which obviously excludes people who have concerns about being able to pay zakat and therefor fulfilling their farz and I think you agree with that as well ..

If the latter is more true, then there ARE people who are careless about their gold. They own a lot of it MashaAllah se, but they don’t pay zakat on it.

Cheers