Is it permissible to pay Zakat in a different metal than the one owned (e.g., silver for gold jewelry)?

Chapter on Zakat on Gold and Silver

Al-Mughni

Book of Zakat

Book 8 · Issue 4 · Bab 5

Open in Qurani

Primary text

If one intends to pay silver for gold jewelry, or gold for silver jewelry, the ruling follows two established views, similar to the established rulings concerning paying one currency type for another.