The Ruling on the Zakah of Olives and Olive Oil

Question:
We have olive trees, and we tend to the land and guard it for a wage. In the olive harvest season, we pick the fruit, then we press this fruit and obtain the oil. Is there any zakah on it? And if there is zakah on it, what is the amount? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
If the olives are for consumption, there is no zakah on them. However, if they are sold and money is obtained from them, and a lunar year passes over that money, then it is not subject to zakah. Yes. May Allah reward you with good. What about the olives and the oil as well? Is the ruling the same? The ruling is the same. If this is not from the foodstuffs that are stored, but rather from the fruits that are eaten, or from the oils that are used, then there is no zakah in it, because zakah is only due in what is measured and stored. But if he sells this oil or these [olives] and obtains money that reaches the nisab, that reaches the nisab, and a lunar year passes over it, then he must return it, for he...