Grazing livestock that do not find pasture
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Q1: What is the ruling on grazing livestock that do not find pasture, or where the pasture is insufficient? Is zakah obligatory on them?
A1: Zakah is obligatory on livestock only if they are grazing. The criterion is what is most common and predominant in their state. This is what the Council of Senior Scholars established in its decision
numbered (109), dated 2/11/1403 AH. The text of the decision states: “After considering the issue and the fatwas issued by the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta, numbered (4712) and dated 8/7/1402 AH, and reviewing the texts regarding the obligation of zakah and the statements of the scholars on it, and since zakah is obligatory on livestock only if they are grazing, and since the criterion is what is most common and predominant in their state, the Council of Senior Scholars holds that zakah is obligatory on livestock that graze for most of the lunar year, even if their owner feeds them in addition to grazing throughout the year. This is because collecting zakah on grazing livestock is one of the apparent rituals of Islam, so it is not permissible to leave it off by making excuses based on the fodder the owner provides. However, if the livestock are confined in enclosures and fed, and not sent out to graze, there is no zakah on them unless they are prepared for trade. In that case, the zakah on trade goods is obligatory, and it is necessary to estimate their value according to the method followed in collecting zakah on trade goods.”
A1: Zakah is obligatory on livestock only if they are grazing. The criterion is what is most common and predominant in their state. This is what the Council of Senior Scholars established in its decision
numbered (109), dated 2/11/1403 AH. The text of the decision states: “After considering the issue and the fatwas issued by the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta, numbered (4712) and dated 8/7/1402 AH, and reviewing the texts regarding the obligation of zakah and the statements of the scholars on it, and since zakah is obligatory on livestock only if they are grazing, and since the criterion is what is most common and predominant in their state, the Council of Senior Scholars holds that zakah is obligatory on livestock that graze for most of the lunar year, even if their owner feeds them in addition to grazing throughout the year. This is because collecting zakah on grazing livestock is one of the apparent rituals of Islam, so it is not permissible to leave it off by making excuses based on the fodder the owner provides. However, if the livestock are confined in enclosures and fed, and not sent out to graze, there is no zakah on them unless they are prepared for trade. In that case, the zakah on trade goods is obligatory, and it is necessary to estimate their value according to the method followed in collecting zakah on trade goods.”
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