Who is obligated to pay the zakah on purchased fruits
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Question:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I buy the fruit of some farms, from the date palms. Is the zakah obligatory on me or on the owner of the farm, knowing that...
Answer:
If you bought it before its ripening began, the zakah is obligatory on you, because at the time the zakah becomes obligatory, it belongs to you. But if you bought it after its ripening had begun, the zakah is on its owner, not on you.
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I buy the fruit of some farms, from the date palms. Is the zakah obligatory on me or on the owner of the farm, knowing that...
Answer:
If you bought it before its ripening began, the zakah is obligatory on you, because at the time the zakah becomes obligatory, it belongs to you. But if you bought it after its ripening had begun, the zakah is on its owner, not on you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/50 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (12:36)
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