The ruling on paying money in lieu of the zakah on sheep
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The questioner:
If the owner of the sheep wants to pay money in lieu of the zakah.
The Shaykh:
No, no sheep are to be taken from him unless the worker sees the public benefit, the one in authority,
The presenter:
it is referred back to the one in authority. Yes.
The Shaykh:
What is obligatory for him is sheep, or camels, unless the worker sees that it is in the interest of the poor to receive money. For example, the land is tested; if he takes sheep and there is nothing to tire them out, and they may be ruined due to drought, he takes money. May Allah guide you. A group of partners in the shop. That is, according to the middle value, not expensive one time and not cheap, the middle value, meaning.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
If the owner of the sheep wants to pay money in lieu of the zakah.
The Shaykh:
No, no sheep are to be taken from him unless the worker sees the public benefit, the one in authority,
The presenter:
it is referred back to the one in authority. Yes.
The Shaykh:
What is obligatory for him is sheep, or camels, unless the worker sees that it is in the interest of the poor to receive money. For example, the land is tested; if he takes sheep and there is nothing to tire them out, and they may be ruined due to drought, he takes money. May Allah guide you. A group of partners in the shop. That is, according to the middle value, not expensive one time and not cheap, the middle value, meaning.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، كتاب الزكاة — islamhouse.com (17:15)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.