Zakat on Household Goods

Question

Zayd says that zakat is wajib only on jewellery, whether in the form of gold or of silver. But Bakr says that it is on jewellery, on clothes — whether in use or kept new — and on utensils that are in use, or utensils simply kept aside, or cupboards for household use, or trunks; in short, whatever items there may be, zakat is wajib on all of them.

Answer

Zakat is wajib on silver, gold, cash (banknotes) and trade goods. There is no zakat on household articles in use — clothes, utensils, trunks and the like — even if they are merely kept and not in use: [ar]قوله: فارغ عن حاجته الأصلية، وفسّره ابن مالك بما يدفع عنه الهلاك تحقيقًا أو تقديرًا، أي فسّر المشغول بالحاجة الأصلية، والأولى فسّرها، وذلك حيث قال: وهي ما يدفع الهلاك عن…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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