[soc.religion.islam] Is Zakat applicable on women's jewelry ?

naim@eecs.nwu.edu (Naim Abdullah) (02/24/90)

Nizar Al-Talib from the Muslim Student Association (MSA) in Pa. writes:
>As to the payments of poor-tax ("Zakat"), she has equality
>with man, though certain schools of law on the savings, yet the savings
>converted into ornaments of personal use are exempt from tax.
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I am sceptical about this claim. Is it true that women's jewelry is
exempt from zakat ?

      Naim