How is the Zakat on jewelry estimated: Is it estimated according to the current price of gold, or according to its value at jewelry stores after being evaluated as used?
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Zakat on gold becomes obligatory when it reaches the nisab (minimum threshold) of 85 grams and a full lunar year (hawl) has passed on it. This is done by paying one-quarter of one-tenth (2.5%) of its value at the time Zakat becomes due, which is its price as used gold. Thus, a woman estimates the value of the gold she owns as used gold, then she pays one-quarter of one-tenth of it, i.e., 2.5%, by dividing the value by forty. Zakat becomes due every year based on its value at the completion of the hawl, not its purchase price.
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