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The Ruling on the Zakah of Livestock Prepared for Trade and Those Left to Graze

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The questioner:
Chapter: As for his statement that he made obligatory the [zakah] in gold. If the wealth has two aspects of the types of zakah, such as being livestock prepared for trade, it is zakatized by two aspects, by two aspects.

The Shaykh:
If it is prepared for trade, its zakah is paid.

The questioner:
Two aspects, may Allah have mercy on him.

The Shaykh:
Therefore, there is no harm; if it is not prepared for trade, it is not zakatized by this trade. Like the one who buys goods for sale, he buys the goods in it,

The questioner:
My dear.

The Shaykh:
or the load, or what is similar to that; this becomes for trade because of the intention, you intend with it selling and buying, yes.

The questioner:
If it is from camels or cows.

The Shaykh:
There is a distinction here: if it is grazing, you pay the zakah of grazing livestock; and if it is not grazing, you pay the zakah of trade if it is for selling and buying. Yes.

The questioner:
And if it is grazing livestock prepared for grazing.

The Shaykh:
The zakah is the zakah of grazing livestock, mixed with the grazing livestock. Yes.
Source التعليق على إعلام الموقعين عن رب العالمين لابن القيم، فصل الفرق بين الخيل والإبل في وجوب الزكاة يوافق القياس — islamhouse.com (4:38)

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