Ruling on paying zakah from books prepared for trade
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Q116: The questioner says: I buy and sell used books, and I have a large place, and I have approximately five thousand books in which I buy and sell. Is there zakah in them?
A116: These are considered goods for trade, from the merchandise. So if a lunar year passes over their value for which you bought them, then you pay zakah on them. You appraise them at that time and pay out one-quarter of a tenth of their appraised value.
A116: These are considered goods for trade, from the merchandise. So if a lunar year passes over their value for which you bought them, then you pay zakah on them. You appraise them at that time and pay out one-quarter of a tenth of their appraised value.
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