Zakah on trade capital that has not made a profit
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The questioner:
A group of people are partners in a commercial establishment and have not obtained any profit from it, knowing that the establishment has been in operation for more than a year. Do they owe zakah?
The Shaykh:
We say that they have it.
The questioner:
Establishment.
The Shaykh:
Purchase.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
They owe zakah if it reaches the nisab, even if they have not made a profit. If they have goods such as clothing, utensils, cars, or the like, they pay zakah on their value, even if they have not made a profit, provided that a lunar year has passed over them.
A group of people are partners in a commercial establishment and have not obtained any profit from it, knowing that the establishment has been in operation for more than a year. Do they owe zakah?
The Shaykh:
We say that they have it.
The questioner:
Establishment.
The Shaykh:
Purchase.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
They owe zakah if it reaches the nisab, even if they have not made a profit. If they have goods such as clothing, utensils, cars, or the like, they pay zakah on their value, even if they have not made a profit, provided that a lunar year has passed over them.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، كتاب الزكاة — islamhouse.com (17:54)
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