The Ruling on the Zakah of Foodstuffs in a Shop
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Question:
He also says: A man has a shop, so how does he pay the zakah on the goods displayed in it, which are foodstuffs, some of which stay for about a lunar year, and some are consumed daily?
Answer:
If the lunar year has passed, he takes an inventory of what is in his shop; he takes an inventory, meaning he counts them and prices each type, totals the value of all of them, and pays the zakah. This includes what he bought long ago and what he bought recently, because the criterion is the value, not the passage of the lunar year over the goods. No, the criterion is the passage of the lunar year over the value of the goods. If he bought it only an hour ago, he prices it and pays its zakah. Yes.
He also says: A man has a shop, so how does he pay the zakah on the goods displayed in it, which are foodstuffs, some of which stay for about a lunar year, and some are consumed daily?
Answer:
If the lunar year has passed, he takes an inventory of what is in his shop; he takes an inventory, meaning he counts them and prices each type, totals the value of all of them, and pays the zakah. This includes what he bought long ago and what he bought recently, because the criterion is the value, not the passage of the lunar year over the goods. No, the criterion is the passage of the lunar year over the value of the goods. If he bought it only an hour ago, he prices it and pays its zakah. Yes.
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