Paying the zakah of trade from unsold goods
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Question:
And finally, he says: We pay zakah from the goods we sell, where there are clean goods but they are not desired by customers. Is it permissible to pay zakah from these goods?
Answer:
Zakah is paid out from money; money is paid out, and the goods are appraised at their value, then their values are summed up, and zakah is paid from the value. Trade goods are not paid out except in a special case, if that is better for the poor person; the poor person's interest is considered, just as the payer's interest is considered. If it is better for the poor person, he is given from the trade goods, such as a garment, a machine, or something else. But the most common is that zakah is paid from money. The questioner mentioned that it is not sought by customers and that it is stagnant, so it is not permissible to pay it out in this case, because the poor person has no interest in it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you,
And finally, he says: We pay zakah from the goods we sell, where there are clean goods but they are not desired by customers. Is it permissible to pay zakah from these goods?
Answer:
Zakah is paid out from money; money is paid out, and the goods are appraised at their value, then their values are summed up, and zakah is paid from the value. Trade goods are not paid out except in a special case, if that is better for the poor person; the poor person's interest is considered, just as the payer's interest is considered. If it is better for the poor person, he is given from the trade goods, such as a garment, a machine, or something else. But the most common is that zakah is paid from money. The questioner mentioned that it is not sought by customers and that it is stagnant, so it is not permissible to pay it out in this case, because the poor person has no interest in it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/165 — archive.org (16:59)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
