How is the zakah on dates paid?
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The questioner:
He asks: Is it permissible to pay the zakah on dates in cash?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible. You pay the value of the dates in cash, meaning the price of the dates. You sell them and get the money. Yes.
The presenter:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: Is half of the tenth paid from their price if they are watered at a cost?
The questioner:
What did you say? Is half of the tenth paid from their price if they are watered at a cost?
The Shaykh:
You pay what corresponds to half of the tenth of the dates. You pay it in dates or you pay its value. Yes.
He asks: Is it permissible to pay the zakah on dates in cash?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is permissible. You pay the value of the dates in cash, meaning the price of the dates. You sell them and get the money. Yes.
The presenter:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: Is half of the tenth paid from their price if they are watered at a cost?
The questioner:
What did you say? Is half of the tenth paid from their price if they are watered at a cost?
The Shaykh:
You pay what corresponds to half of the tenth of the dates. You pay it in dates or you pay its value. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يتم إخراج زكاة التمور؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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