The zakah of a library collected for personal possession
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The questioner:
He says that he has a large library containing the mother books, estimated at thousands of books. He says: “Shaykh, I am now grown up and do not read from these, as I collected them when I was young. Is there any zakah on them?” Books, yes, various books.
The Shaykh:
Does she intend to sell it or to keep it?
The questioner:
To keep it. It is in the position of, meaning.
The Shaykh:
It is subject to zakah, unless she intends to sell it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
He says that he has a large library containing the mother books, estimated at thousands of books. He says: “Shaykh, I am now grown up and do not read from these, as I collected them when I was young. Is there any zakah on them?” Books, yes, various books.
The Shaykh:
Does she intend to sell it or to keep it?
The questioner:
To keep it. It is in the position of, meaning.
The Shaykh:
It is subject to zakah, unless she intends to sell it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (183) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (24:28)
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