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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is a male animal sufficient for the zakah of camels?

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Question : A male animal is not sufficient for it, just as a male is not sufficient for the sheep that are given out. However, it is possible that a male is sufficient because it is a general term for a sheep, which would include a male, similar to the sacrificial animal. If there are no sheep, then it becomes obligatory.

Answer : That a male animal is not sufficient; it must be a female, unless the entire nisab consists of males. In that case, they said that a male is sufficient. This also requires consideration, because the correct view is that one must consider what the Shari'ah has established. For example, a bint makhad (a female camel in her second year) is not given out as a bint makhad, even if the entire nisab consists of males; one must give out what the explanation specifies. As for the madhhab, their evidence, may Allah have mercy on them, is that they say we do not burden him with giving out something from a different species than his camels. It is then said: If we assume that all the camels are males, where would the bint makhad come from?
Yes, answer me: What is the ruling for one who is compelled to buy? We say: Buy, as long as you are selling, buy. Because these camels are not mothers, so he does not have a bint makhad. Therefore, buying is necessary. And in that case, buy what the Shari'ah has specified. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2479 - هل يجزئ الذكر في زكاة الإبل؟ الكافي في فقه الإمام أحمد بن حنبل - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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