Zakat on Jewellery

Jewelry has always been a vital part of Women’s beautification since ages. Some women adorn light jewelry on day to day basis, and keep aside the heavy ones for occasional use. Then, there are other women who may not wear jewelry on a day to day basis but would keep them as the token of love or affection.

“Those who (in charity) spend of their goods by night and by day, in secret and in public, have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.”- (Surah Al Baqarah, Verse 274)

Being a Muslim we all believe in the five pillars of Islam and Zakat is one of them. Zakat is basically an amount of money that a Muslim has to give from his wealth in the month of Ramadan. A percentage has been pre-set by Islamic rules of law i.e. 2.5% of the wealth a Muslim has to give to the financially weak people.

Islam is a religion that holds high principals for Muslims to follow and has urged them to practice humanity in every aspect of life. Islam has urged the Muslims to be empathetic and make practical attempts, to uplift those who lack the strength to cope with the hardships of life so that they can overcome the miseries and live decently.

True narratives can teach humans a lot about life, about us and about the state of others. Thus, many beautiful and thought-provoking incidents have been narrated in the Hadith, to teach humans about the spiritual significance of having deep faith in the Almighty, offering daily prayers and giving charities.

“True piety is this: to believe in God, and the Last Day, the Angels, the Book, and the Prophets, to give off one’s substance, however, cherished, to kinsmen, and orphans, the needy, the traveler, beggars, and to ransom the slave, to perform the prayer, to pay the Zakat.” -Surah Baqarah, Ayah 177 (Qur’an 2:177).

Zakat or alms giving has been made compulsory in Islam to invoke the love of Allah, truthfulness and humanity within the hearts of Muslims. Zakat is a mandatory giving to the poor and no righteous Muslim can deny it. 

Islam is a religion of peace, thus, it has emphasized the Muslims to value human life and its dignity and to uphold justice in every sector of our society. Zakat is a spiritual giving that has been imposed only upon the wealthy Muslims to establish social justice in our world.

Zakat is a spiritual giving that cleans our heart by removing our greed for materialistic possessions. Giving Zakat is the best way to purify the giver’s spirit from all evil vices.

Quran has mentioned the psychological, ethical and social importance of giving Zakat on a regular basis. Giving Zakat surely cleanses the bad habits and misery from the society, and encourages the practice of philanthropy and generosity among us.