Conditions for the Obligation of Zakah

The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you with peace and blessings.

The questioner:
At the beginning of this meeting, Honorable Shaykh Salih, one of the brothers asks, may Allah bless you: What are the conditions that must be met in a Muslim for zakah to become obligatory upon him?

The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The conditions for the obligation of zakah are: Islam, for zakah is not obligatory upon a disbeliever; ownership of the nisab, which is the minimum threshold for zakah to become obligatory on wealth, and this varies as is explained in the books of fiqh; and the passage of a lunar year from the time one takes possession of the wealth, so the passage of a lunar year is required. Except for the produce of the earth, for which zakah is obligatory at the time of harvest. He the Exalted and Majestic said: Yes.