Is it obligatory to pay zakah on a debt-laden cattle farm?
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The questioner:
He says: I have a cattle farm, and there is a debt on it worth fifteen thousand dinars. Is there zakah on it, and is it for my livelihood?
The Shaykh:
What does he have?
The questioner:
A cattle farm, with a debt on it worth fifteen thousand dinars. Is there zakah on it? I have a partner and I am in great need.
The Shaykh:
If the cattle are fed from the farm, there is no zakah on the cattle themselves; rather, the zakah is on their value if they are raised for sale. If they are raised and sold, meaning they are intended for sale, then the zakah is on their value, and you pay one-quarter of a tenth of their value. But if they are fed and not intended for sale, then there is no zakah on them or on their value. Yes.
He says: I have a cattle farm, and there is a debt on it worth fifteen thousand dinars. Is there zakah on it, and is it for my livelihood?
The Shaykh:
What does he have?
The questioner:
A cattle farm, with a debt on it worth fifteen thousand dinars. Is there zakah on it? I have a partner and I am in great need.
The Shaykh:
If the cattle are fed from the farm, there is no zakah on the cattle themselves; rather, the zakah is on their value if they are raised for sale. If they are raised and sold, meaning they are intended for sale, then the zakah is on their value, and you pay one-quarter of a tenth of their value. But if they are fed and not intended for sale, then there is no zakah on them or on their value. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجب إخراج الزكاة عن مزرعة أبقار مديونة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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