Zakat

[KKF]

Re: Zakat

@TLK

Wrong answer KKF. If she is the owner of the jewelry that is more than 7 1/2 tola gold, then she is sahib-e-nisab and she is responsible for the zakat. If she cannot afford it then she can sell a bit of it to bring it under the nisab. Alternatively, she can gift the jewelry to her kids who are non-baaligh. In that case, she can still use the jewelry but she is not the owner so no zakat.

at the end, if husband pays then its a favor, not an obligation on him.

**i guess you did NOT read my answer correctly…indeed, she is the owner and responsible. what i said that if the husband drives benefit from that asset then he is responsible…for instance if they both decide to give it to their children at their wedding then at that point they both become owners and responsible.

as i said in my post, if the wife is unable to pay zakaat, it’s best to dispose off the assets.

btw, transfering the asset to a naa-baaliGh with intention to avoid paying zakaat is in itself against the spirit of Islamic Laws governing zakaat…niyat ka bahot baRaa daKhl hai Islam meN…agar niyat meN khoT hai to koi 'ibaadat qubool nahiiN hotii.**