Explanation of the zakah on wealth, its rates, and its measures
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The questioner:
What is the zakah on wealth? And is it permissible for me to appoint someone to pay the zakah on my behalf if I am not present?
The Shaykh:
The zakah on wealth is because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has obligated in it a right that is paid out in its destinations, the destinations of zakah that He specified[At-Tawbah 9:59-60] to the end of the verse. The measures of zakah differ according to the type of wealth. The wealth in which zakah is obligatory is fourfold: what comes out of the earth, livestock, the two currencies (gold and silver) and the currencies that take their place, and the fourth is trade goods. These are the wealths subject to zakah, and each type of them requires zakah with specific limits, measures, and conditions, as stated by the jurists (may Allah have mercy on them) in their books. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Would you please explain that, even briefly? Honorable Shaykh, because it appears that he is not one of those who read the books of the people of knowledge.
The Shaykh:
The zakah on currency, if it reaches the nisab, if it reaches the nisab, the nisab of silver or the nisab of gold. The nisab of silver is 140 mithqals, and the nisab of gold is twenty mithqals. If the gold or silver reaches the equivalent of this amount in any currency, whether it is coin or paper currency, the equivalent of this amount? Yes. Then the zakah is obligatory in it. If it reaches this amount, if it reaches this amount or more, the zakah is obligatory in it.
And the measure of this zakah, in our case, is in the well-known Saudi Arabian riyal made of gold. Fifty-six riyals. Or the equivalent in other types of currencies. That is, the equivalent of fifty-six Saudi riyals in gold. The gold reaches its nisab at eleven and a half Saudi pounds, or the equivalent of that amount in other currencies, that is, the equivalent of the exchange rate of the currencies, on the condition that this wealth has been possessed for a lunar year. That is, if the currency reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it, the zakah is obligatory in it, by paying out from it a quarter of a tenth, a quarter of a tenth, two and a half percent. As for what comes out of the earth, this refers to grains and fruits. If what comes out of the earth is watered without assistance, watered by the sky, and drinks by its roots without cost, then in it is a tenth, a tenth of what comes out, if it reaches the nisab as well. And the nisab of grains is sixty wasqs, which is approximately equivalent to the sa' known among the people of Madinah. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him) was mentioned previously, a kilo is a sa'. It was also mentioned in five. Wait. Yes. Three prophetic sa'as. Good. Three prophetic sa'as. This is the nisab of grains.
The presenter:
And how much is the prophetic sa' in kilos, if you please?
The Shaykh:
Approximately three kilos.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
It is equivalent to approximately three kilos. So the nisab in kilos is three kilos, three. And if the grains and fruits are watered with salt and cost, whether by lifting machines or by shani, then in it is half a tenth. As for the trade goods, trade goods, the goods mean the commodities prepared for sale. So these, if a lunar year passes over them, or a lunar year passes over their value, a lunar year passes over them themselves, or a lunar year passes over the value at which they were acquired, then they are valued at the completion of the lunar year, that is, they are appraised and valued at what they are worth at the completion of the lunar year, and a quarter of a tenth is paid out from the estimated value. What he bought them for is not considered, but their value at the completion of the lunar year, at what they are worth, is considered. So, with these, in the harvest, and a quarter of a tenth is paid out.
As for livestock, which are camels, cattle, and sheep, these have conditions and characteristics, and the discussion of them is long, so it requires consultation.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you. If we return to it in a future session, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
If Allah wills.
What is the zakah on wealth? And is it permissible for me to appoint someone to pay the zakah on my behalf if I am not present?
The Shaykh:
The zakah on wealth is because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has obligated in it a right that is paid out in its destinations, the destinations of zakah that He specified
toward Allah," [it would have been better for them]. (60) Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy
اللَّهِ رَاغِبُونَ إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you. Would you please explain that, even briefly? Honorable Shaykh, because it appears that he is not one of those who read the books of the people of knowledge.
The Shaykh:
The zakah on currency, if it reaches the nisab, if it reaches the nisab, the nisab of silver or the nisab of gold. The nisab of silver is 140 mithqals, and the nisab of gold is twenty mithqals. If the gold or silver reaches the equivalent of this amount in any currency, whether it is coin or paper currency, the equivalent of this amount? Yes. Then the zakah is obligatory in it. If it reaches this amount, if it reaches this amount or more, the zakah is obligatory in it.
And the measure of this zakah, in our case, is in the well-known Saudi Arabian riyal made of gold. Fifty-six riyals. Or the equivalent in other types of currencies. That is, the equivalent of fifty-six Saudi riyals in gold. The gold reaches its nisab at eleven and a half Saudi pounds, or the equivalent of that amount in other currencies, that is, the equivalent of the exchange rate of the currencies, on the condition that this wealth has been possessed for a lunar year. That is, if the currency reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it, the zakah is obligatory in it, by paying out from it a quarter of a tenth, a quarter of a tenth, two and a half percent. As for what comes out of the earth, this refers to grains and fruits. If what comes out of the earth is watered without assistance, watered by the sky, and drinks by its roots without cost, then in it is a tenth, a tenth of what comes out, if it reaches the nisab as well. And the nisab of grains is sixty wasqs, which is approximately equivalent to the sa' known among the people of Madinah. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
There is no [obligation] on what is between five wasqs
ليس فيما بين خمسة أوسقThe presenter:
And how much is the prophetic sa' in kilos, if you please?
The Shaykh:
Approximately three kilos.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh:
It is equivalent to approximately three kilos. So the nisab in kilos is three kilos, three. And if the grains and fruits are watered with salt and cost, whether by lifting machines or by shani, then in it is half a tenth. As for the trade goods, trade goods, the goods mean the commodities prepared for sale. So these, if a lunar year passes over them, or a lunar year passes over their value, a lunar year passes over them themselves, or a lunar year passes over the value at which they were acquired, then they are valued at the completion of the lunar year, that is, they are appraised and valued at what they are worth at the completion of the lunar year, and a quarter of a tenth is paid out from the estimated value. What he bought them for is not considered, but their value at the completion of the lunar year, at what they are worth, is considered. So, with these, in the harvest, and a quarter of a tenth is paid out.
As for livestock, which are camels, cattle, and sheep, these have conditions and characteristics, and the discussion of them is long, so it requires consultation.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you. If we return to it in a future session, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
If Allah wills.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/095 — archive.org (4:56)
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