Is a mineral of the same kind as what comes out of the ground, and how is its zakah calculated?
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The questioner : If the zakah on grain or dates is not obligatory, or if we make the zakah on the mineral obligatory.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : There is a portion of the zakah in the water, and it is not a fruit-bearing tree.
The Shaykh : The mineral, may Allah bless you, is not of the same kind as what comes out of the ground. The mineral is gold or silver, and zakah is obligatory in it based on the texts regarding the obligation of zakah on gold and silver.
The questioner : He says that the passage of a lunar year (hawl) is not a condition for it, based on evidence.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : There is a portion of the zakah in the water, and it is not a fruit-bearing tree.
The Shaykh : The mineral, may Allah bless you, is not of the same kind as what comes out of the ground. The mineral is gold or silver, and zakah is obligatory in it based on the texts regarding the obligation of zakah on gold and silver.
The questioner : He says that the passage of a lunar year (hawl) is not a condition for it, based on evidence.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2535 - هل المعدن من جنس الخارج من الأرض وكيف تكون زكاته؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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