The Zakah of Olive Oil
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Question:
This questioner says, may Allah grant you success: How is the zakah of olive oil paid? Is it due when it is pressed, or after a lunar year has passed over it? He says that it is spent on the household’s needs.
Answer:
There is no zakah on olive oil except for the one who stores it and sells it, in which case it becomes merchandise, counting among the goods and trade items. If he buys and sells oils, he considers them merchandise and pays zakah on their value when a lunar year has passed over them. As for if he keeps it for consumption, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says, may Allah grant you success: How is the zakah of olive oil paid? Is it due when it is pressed, or after a lunar year has passed over it? He says that it is spent on the household’s needs.
Answer:
There is no zakah on olive oil except for the one who stores it and sells it, in which case it becomes merchandise, counting among the goods and trade items. If he buys and sells oils, he considers them merchandise and pays zakah on their value when a lunar year has passed over them. As for if he keeps it for consumption, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-25-إنا كفيناك المستهزئين|صالح الفوزان|العام|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:49)
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