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Question ID: 31496Country: Pakistan

Title: Is there a zakat on diamond or other precious stones?

Question: Is there a zakat on diamond or other precious stones?

Answer ID: 31496Posted on: Aug 30, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 699/504/L=1432) There is no zakah on diamond or precious stones provided they are not for business: لا زكوة فى اللآلى والجواهر إلا أن تكون للتجارة (در مختار مع شامي: 3ظ194)

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

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Title: Is there a zakat on diamond or other precious stones?

Question: Is there a zakat on diamond or other precious stones?

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