The Ruling on the Zakah of Books in a Library
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man has a library. Does he pay zakah on all the books, or only on the books that have been in his possession for a full lunar year?
Answer:
The criterion is the capital. If a full lunar year has passed on the capital with which he bought them, he must appraise them and pay zakah on them. The criterion is the books or other goods, not the capital with which he bought them. If the lunar year has completed on the capital, he appraises them and pays their zakah.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man has a library. Does he pay zakah on all the books, or only on the books that have been in his possession for a full lunar year?
Answer:
The criterion is the capital. If a full lunar year has passed on the capital with which he bought them, he must appraise them and pay zakah on them. The criterion is the books or other goods, not the capital with which he bought them. If the lunar year has completed on the capital, he appraises them and pays their zakah.
Source
زكاة عروض التجارة — alfawzan.live
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