When does the calculation of zakah begin on fruits, and likewise on a salary?
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The questioner:
All right, let us return to the questions. If we return to the questions, this one says: When do I start calculating the zakah?
The Shaykh:
When the lunar year is complete. If the lunar year has passed over the wealth, you pay the zakah when the lunar year arrives.
The questioner:
All right, and if it is...
The Shaykh:
Or in the case of grains and fruits, when they are harvested,[Al-An'am 6:141]. Yes.
The questioner:
And if it is a monthly salary, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If it is a monthly salary, he sets a date in the year to pay the zakah on what has accumulated with him, and his conscience is cleared by that. This is also easier for him. Yes.
All right, let us return to the questions. If we return to the questions, this one says: When do I start calculating the zakah?
The Shaykh:
When the lunar year is complete. If the lunar year has passed over the wealth, you pay the zakah when the lunar year arrives.
The questioner:
All right, and if it is...
The Shaykh:
Or in the case of grains and fruits, when they are harvested,
give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest
وَآتُوا حَقَّهُ يَوْمَ حَصَادِهِThe questioner:
And if it is a monthly salary, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If it is a monthly salary, he sets a date in the year to pay the zakah on what has accumulated with him, and his conscience is cleared by that. This is also easier for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يبدأ حساب الزكاة في الثمار وكذلك الراتب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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