Why is the price different for or travailler and or non travailler?

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Question

Why is the price different for or travailler and or non travailler? And why is the zakaah value of both different seems counter intutitive

Answer

Because gold or silver which people have are either in the form of jewelry or in form of pure metal. The price was given different in an effort to help people to evaluate what they possess.