Is zakah obligatory on sesame seeds?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We have land on which we grow sesame. Is sesame considered one of the grains for which we must pay zakah, given that we sell it as soon as it is harvested?
Answer:
If it is measured and stored, then there is zakah on it. If its nature is that it is measured and stored, then there is zakah on it. Whatever is measured and stored has zakah on it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We have land on which we grow sesame. Is sesame considered one of the grains for which we must pay zakah, given that we sell it as soon as it is harvested?
Answer:
If it is measured and stored, then there is zakah on it. If its nature is that it is measured and stored, then there is zakah on it. Whatever is measured and stored has zakah on it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 681- هل تجب الزكاة في حبوب السمسم؟|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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