The Ruling on the Zakah of Honey and the Conditions for Its Obligation

Question:
This questioner asks: Is there zakah on honey? And does it have conditions that prevent it?

Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this. The stronger view among the scholars is that there is no zakah on it, because the owner does not obtain it until later, so he does not possess it for a full lunar year.
It is like the grain that a farmer who works for a share of the harvest collects; if the grain reaches the minimum threshold, there is no zakah on it because he did not own it at the time the grain hardened, which is when the zakah becomes obligatory. This is a newly introduced matter regarding the means of zakah. This is the view of the majority of scholars and it is the correct one.
Some scholars hold that it is included in the general ruling, because it falls under the general meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: Since bees feed on flowers, and when they come out of the ground, they fall under the general scope of the verse. Also, it is narrated from 'Umar ibn al-Khattab that he used to collect zakah, taking one-tenth, and he would take one drink from every ten. So, if one mentions it after exercising caution, when it reaches one hundred and sixty pounds, if one mentions it after exercising caution, it is more cautious for the conscience. However, as for its obligation, there is no clear evidence indicating that it is obligatory. Yes.