Giving barley as zakat al-fitr, which is given to livestock
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, barley today is given to livestock. Is it permissible to give it today or not?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible. He says: The day the people take it, they dispose of it as they wish. If he gives it to livestock, there is no contradiction. He disposes of it. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
That we say: Does nothing suffice that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) established? It is not permissible. He says: It suffices, and the one who takes it disposes of it. If he gives it to livestock, there is no harm in that. If he gives dates or wheat to livestock, there is no contradiction, because this is a benefit derived from it.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, barley today is given to livestock. Is it permissible to give it today or not?
The Shaykh:
It is permissible. He says: The day the people take it, they dispose of it as they wish. If he gives it to livestock, there is no contradiction. He disposes of it. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
That we say: Does nothing suffice that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) established? It is not permissible. He says: It suffices, and the one who takes it disposes of it. If he gives it to livestock, there is no harm in that. If he gives dates or wheat to livestock, there is no contradiction, because this is a benefit derived from it.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 033-كتاب الزكاة - 3 - 16-7-22 هـ — archive.org (1:17:39)
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