Is zakah obligatory on dried milk?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. How is the amount of dried milk calculated for zakah? Is it weighed while it is dried, or is it ground and given out as zakat al-fitr?

Answer:
Dried milk is not subject to zakah unless it is trade goods. If it is trade goods, it is subject to zakah. But if it is stored for you and your family to eat in your house, there is no zakah on it. There is no measure for food and sustenance; there is no zakah on it, and it is not from what comes out of the earth, unless you are engaged in the trade of dried milk, buying and selling it. In that case, it becomes trade goods. It is measured by the sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg) of dried milk, using the Prophetic sa' or its equivalent. We mentioned that the Prophetic sa' by weight is approximately three kilograms. So, approximately three kilograms of dried milk. Yes.