Explaining the time for paying zakah on crops
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Q10: The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the noble verse [Al-An'am 6:141]?
A10: The meaning of the noble verse is that zakah is collected on crops at the time of their harvest, when they are ripe. When the grain becomes hard and the ripeness of the fruit becomes apparent, zakah becomes obligatory on them. As for the rest of the wealth, it is not due until a lunar year has passed over it. However, for what comes out of the earth, the completion of a lunar year is not a condition; when its ripeness becomes apparent and it is possible to take it, zakah becomes obligatory on it.
give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest
وَآتُوا حَقَّهُ يَوْمَ حَصَادِهِA10: The meaning of the noble verse is that zakah is collected on crops at the time of their harvest, when they are ripe. When the grain becomes hard and the ripeness of the fruit becomes apparent, zakah becomes obligatory on them. As for the rest of the wealth, it is not due until a lunar year has passed over it. However, for what comes out of the earth, the completion of a lunar year is not a condition; when its ripeness becomes apparent and it is possible to take it, zakah becomes obligatory on it.
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