customary for them to wear, such as a belt and the like of men’s jewelry, it is forbidden, and Zakat is due upon her, just as if a man were to adopt for himself a woman’s jewelry.
451 - Issue: He said: "And there is no Zakat on a man’s sword ornament, his belt, or his ring."
The summary of this is that whatever is permitted of jewelry, there is no Zakat on it if it is prepared for use, whether it belongs to a man or a woman, because it is diverted from the direction of growth (nima') to permissible use, thus it resembles work clothes and the draft animals of livestock. It is permissible for men to use silver for a ring, because the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) took a ring of silver. This is agreed upon (1). As for the ornament of a sword, it is by having its pommel (2) made of silver or by adorning it with silver; for Anas said: The pommel of the Messenger of Allah’s (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) sword was silver. Hisham ibn Urwah said: The sword of al-Zubayr was adorned with silver.
(1) Reported by al-Bukhari in: The Chapter on what is mentioned regarding handing over..., from the Book of Knowledge; in: The Chapter on the invitation of the Jew and the Christian, from the Book of Jihad; in: The Chapter on testimony regarding a sealed document, from the Book of Judgments; in: The Chapter on gold rings, the Chapter on silver rings, the Chapter on the setting of a ring, the Chapter on the engraving of a ring, the Chapter on taking a ring to seal things with, and the Chapter on the Prophet’s (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) saying "Do not engrave on the engraving of my ring," from the Book of Dress. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/26, 4/54, 84, 7/200, 201, 202, 203. And by Muslim in: The Chapter on the Prophet’s (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) wearing a silver ring, and the Chapter on discarding rings, from the Book of Dress. Sahih Muslim 3/1656, 1658. It was also reported by Abu Dawud in: The Chapter on a ring containing the mention of Allah being worn into the restroom, from the Book of Purification; and in: The Chapter on what has been narrated regarding taking a ring, from the Book of Rings. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/5, 2/405. And by al-Tirmidhi in: The Chapter on what has been narrated regarding a silver ring, and the Chapter on what has been narrated regarding what is recommended for the setting of a ring, from the Chapters on Dress. Aridat al-Ahwadhi 7/245, 246, 247. And by al-Nasa'i in: The Chapter on the description of the Prophet’s (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) ring, the Chapter on removing the ring when entering the restroom, the Chapter on the description of the Prophet’s (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) ring and its engraving, the Chapter on the location of the ring, and the Chapter on discarding the ring and leaving off wearing it, from the Book of Adornment. Al-Mujtaba 8/150, 155, 169, 270, 271, 272. And by Ibn Majah in: The Chapter on the engraving of the ring, from the Book of Dress. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1201. And by Imam Ahmad in: Al-Musnad 2/18, 22, 141, 30/206, 209, 225. (2) Qabi'at al-sayf: The end of its handle.
