Zakah: Is it due upon the mere gathering of the harvest, or after separating the grain from the husk?
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The fifth question of Fatwa No. ( 15901 )
Q5: Is it obligatory for the farmer to pay zakah upon the mere gathering of the harvest, or after separating the grain from the husk?
A5: Zakah becomes obligatory for the farmer when the grain hardens and the fruit begins to ripen, and he pays it after the grains and fruits have been cleaned and purified; based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-An'am 6:141]
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q5: Is it obligatory for the farmer to pay zakah upon the mere gathering of the harvest, or after separating the grain from the husk?
A5: Zakah becomes obligatory for the farmer when the grain hardens and the fruit begins to ripen, and he pays it after the grains and fruits have been cleaned and purified; based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest
وَآتُوا حَقَّهُ يَوْمَ حَصَادِهِAnd success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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