Zakah on Fruits When Sold Before They Ripen
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Question:
Abu Ahmad says that he bought a date palm farm this year, and it is a large farm. He asks: Is there zakah on these dates?
Answer:
Zakah becomes obligatory on the owner of the fruit when its ripening begins and it is in his possession. It is obligatory on the owner of the fruit unless he conditions it on the buyer. If he conditions it on the buyer, there is no harm. However, if he does not condition it, it is obligatory on him, because it became obligatory before he sold the fruit. So it is a debt on him, and he pays it out. If he conditions it on the buyer to pay it out, and he trusts him that he will pay it out, there is no harm in that. This is from the category of agency. Yes.
Abu Ahmad says that he bought a date palm farm this year, and it is a large farm. He asks: Is there zakah on these dates?
Answer:
Zakah becomes obligatory on the owner of the fruit when its ripening begins and it is in his possession. It is obligatory on the owner of the fruit unless he conditions it on the buyer. If he conditions it on the buyer, there is no harm. However, if he does not condition it, it is obligatory on him, because it became obligatory before he sold the fruit. So it is a debt on him, and he pays it out. If he conditions it on the buyer to pay it out, and he trusts him that he will pay it out, there is no harm in that. This is from the category of agency. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/011 — archive.org (11:36)
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