Is zakah obligatory on equipment and heavy machinery?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is there zakah on heavy machinery and equipment, or is the zakah on their profits? And if there is zakah on them?
Answer:
For equipment and machinery that are used and rented out, the zakah is on the rent. As for machinery, cars, and heavy equipment that are offered for sale, the zakah is on their value. You assess the value at the completion of the lunar year based on the capital, and you pay zakah on that value. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is there zakah on heavy machinery and equipment, or is the zakah on their profits? And if there is zakah on them?
Answer:
For equipment and machinery that are used and rented out, the zakah is on the rent. As for machinery, cars, and heavy equipment that are offered for sale, the zakah is on their value. You assess the value at the completion of the lunar year based on the capital, and you pay zakah on that value. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1122- 4717] هل تجب الزكاة في المعدات والآلات الثقيلة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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