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is zakaat applicable on my marriage jewellery

Q:

I wanted to ask that I have been nikkahified but rukhsati is delayed due to my studies. I have recieved my haq mehar and I also have almost 20 tola jewellery of my own but all that money and jewellery is under my mother’s control. I wanted to ask if zakaat is applicable for me and how can I pay while I am no source of income and earning Also my mother doesn’t pay zakaat for all that on my behalf

A:

Salaam Alaykum,

In the above query, zakat is not obligatory; In some cases khums become obligatory refer to: