The ruling on giving goods as zakah on wealth
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Question:
Abu Hasan says: I have a commercial shop, and there are many types of goods that are good but not desired by the customers. Is it permissible to estimate the value of these goods in full and give these goods to the poor as zakah on wealth?
Answer:
The default is that zakah is paid in money, so it is paid in money; this is the default. This is done by appraising the goods if the lunar year has passed on the capital. The goods are appraised at their value at that time, then the total value is summed up, and a quarter of a tenth is paid out from it in money to the poor and those entitled to it, so that they can dispose of it according to their interests. However, if one knows that paying out goods in zakah is in the interest of the recipient because he is not skilled in managing money, there is no harm in doing so in this case. Yes.
Abu Hasan says: I have a commercial shop, and there are many types of goods that are good but not desired by the customers. Is it permissible to estimate the value of these goods in full and give these goods to the poor as zakah on wealth?
Answer:
The default is that zakah is paid in money, so it is paid in money; this is the default. This is done by appraising the goods if the lunar year has passed on the capital. The goods are appraised at their value at that time, then the total value is summed up, and a quarter of a tenth is paid out from it in money to the poor and those entitled to it, so that they can dispose of it according to their interests. However, if one knows that paying out goods in zakah is in the interest of the recipient because he is not skilled in managing money, there is no harm in doing so in this case. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/139 — archive.org (17:59)
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