The zakah on fruit distributed to relatives without paying the zakah
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Question:
A questioner says that he has a rest area with date palms in it, and the amount of fruit reached the nisab (minimum threshold) for zakah. However, he distributed the fruit to his relatives and acquaintances and did not pay the zakah. It is known that he distributed it and did not sell any of it.
Answer:
The zakah must be paid when the fruit begins to ripen. When the fruit begins to ripen by turning red or yellow, the zakah becomes obligatory and remains a debt on him. Therefore, he must pay the zakah, either by buying dates and paying the amount of the zakah, or by valuing the zakah in currency and paying it to the poor and the needy. Yes.
A questioner says that he has a rest area with date palms in it, and the amount of fruit reached the nisab (minimum threshold) for zakah. However, he distributed the fruit to his relatives and acquaintances and did not pay the zakah. It is known that he distributed it and did not sell any of it.
Answer:
The zakah must be paid when the fruit begins to ripen. When the fruit begins to ripen by turning red or yellow, the zakah becomes obligatory and remains a debt on him. Therefore, he must pay the zakah, either by buying dates and paying the amount of the zakah, or by valuing the zakah in currency and paying it to the poor and the needy. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح 12-11-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (1:02:07)
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