Is zakah obligatory on livestock that are fed and grazed?

Question:
May Allah reward you. The sender, from North Al-Ula, says: We have sheep that graze, and we pay their zakah. They produce young every year, and we feed them. We are in the desert, and they go out to graze and then return, knowing that we feed them every day. Is zakah obligatory on them?

Answer:
This is judged by what is predominant. If feeding is the predominant factor, there is no zakah on them. If grazing is the predominant factor, there is zakah on them. If feeding and grazing are equal, there is also zakah on them. If they graze and rely on grazing without any feeding, there is definitely full zakah on them. If they graze for most of the lunar year, there is also zakah on them. If they are fed for most of the lunar year, there is no zakah on them. So, there are three situations: they graze for the entire lunar year, in which case there is zakah on them without dispute; they graze for most of the lunar year, in which case there is also zakah on them without dispute; and the third situation is that they are fed for most of the lunar year, in which case there is no zakah on them. Yes. May Allah do you good.
Unless they are prepared for sale and trade, in which case they are subject to the zakah of trade. As for if they are prepared for milk and offspring and are fed for most of the lunar year, there is no zakah on them. The fourth situation is that they are fed for the entire lunar year; in this case, there is even less reason for zakah to be due on them. Yes.