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All of the gold I got as my dowry is in the possession of my in-laws

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Fatwa No :
45068
| Date :
2021-04-14
عبادات / زکوۃ و صدقات / زکوۃ و نصاب زکوۃ

All of the gold I got as my dowry is in the possession of my in-laws

All of the gold I got as my dowry is in the possession of my in-laws. The value of the gold amounts to the Nisab. My in-laws are not giving it to me. Do I have to give Zakat on it? I don’t live with my in-laws.

الجوابُ حامِدا ًو مُصلیِّا ً

If the questioner’s in-laws took possession of the gold from her dowry after she had already received it and became its sole owner, then it is still in her ownership. It is not permissible as per Shari’ah for her in-laws keep it in their possession. However, if the questioner is able to retrieve it from them by any means, then she is responsible for paying Zakat on it, otherwise she isn’t.

مأخَذُ الفَتوی

قال تعالى: ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُمْ بَيْنَكُمْ بِالْبَاطِلِ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ تِجَارَةً عَنْ تَرَاضٍ مِنْكُمْ﴾ [النساء: 29]
وفى المبسوط للسرخسي: وقال - صلى الله عليه وسلم -: «لا يحل مال امرئ مسلم إلا بطيبة نفس منه» وقال - صلى الله عليه وسلم -: «سباب المسلم فسق، وقتاله كفر، وحرمة ماله كحرمة نفسه» (إلی قوله) (فثبت) أن الفعل عدوان محرم في المال كهو في النفس؛ ولهذا يتعلق به المأثم في الآخرة كما قال - صلى الله عليه وسلم -: «من غصب شبرا من أرض طوقه الله تعالى يوم القيامة من سبع أرضين» إلا إن المأثم عند قصد الفاعل مع العلم به. اھ (11/ 49)
وفي الفتاوى الهندية: لو جهز ابنته وسلمه إليها ليس له في الاستحسان استرداد منها وعليه الفتوى، ولو أخذ أهل المرأة شيئا عند التسليم فللزوج أن يسترده؛ لأنه رشوة، كذا في البحر الرائق. وإذا بعث الزوج إلى أهل زوجته أشياء عند زفافها منها ديباج فلما زفت إليه أراد أن يسترد من المرأة الديباج ليس له ذلك إذا بعث إليها على جهة التمليك اھ (1/ 327)

And Allah knows best
محمد ابراہیم چترالی عُفی عنه
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