The Ruling on the Zakah of Oil and State Funds
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there zakah in oil? And is there also zakah in the gold or silver that the state extracts?
Answer:
I tell you that there is no zakah in the public treasury, because this is the source for the interests of the Muslims, so there is no zakah in it. However, if the oil belongs to a specific person, zakah is obligatory on it, because it is extracted from the earth, so zakah is obligatory on it. But if it belongs to the state, there is no zakah in it, because the entire public treasury is for the interests of the Muslims, and those interests are the interests of zakah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there zakah in oil? And is there also zakah in the gold or silver that the state extracts?
Answer:
I tell you that there is no zakah in the public treasury, because this is the source for the interests of the Muslims, so there is no zakah in it. However, if the oil belongs to a specific person, zakah is obligatory on it, because it is extracted from the earth, so zakah is obligatory on it. But if it belongs to the state, there is no zakah in it, because the entire public treasury is for the interests of the Muslims, and those interests are the interests of zakah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/50 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (15:36)
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