The Zakah on Olives Sold Before Harvest and the Effect of Previous Losses
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A man sold his olive fruits before the harvest season, meaning they were still on the tree. Does he have to pay zakah? And what is the amount of zakah on olives?
The Shaykh:
If the olives have ripened and are fit for picking, then zakah is obligatory on them. Zakah is obligatory on them, just as it is on grapes and such. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: If zakah becomes obligatory on him, and he incurred expenses on the olives last year, is he allowed to deduct those losses?
The Shaykh:
No, he pays zakah on the olives he obtains this year, whether he stores them or sells them, even if he has a debt. Yes, a debt does not cancel the zakah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: A man sold his olive fruits before the harvest season, meaning they were still on the tree. Does he have to pay zakah? And what is the amount of zakah on olives?
The Shaykh:
If the olives have ripened and are fit for picking, then zakah is obligatory on them. Zakah is obligatory on them, just as it is on grapes and such. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: If zakah becomes obligatory on him, and he incurred expenses on the olives last year, is he allowed to deduct those losses?
The Shaykh:
No, he pays zakah on the olives he obtains this year, whether he stores them or sells them, even if he has a debt. Yes, a debt does not cancel the zakah. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 18-01-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (49:58)
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