Zakaat on gold

Q: My wife has around 17 tola gold. I want to know how much zakat she has to pay on it? 

A: She will evaluate the gold according to the market value in the place where she is staying and pay 2.5% of the total value in zakaat.

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

 

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)