The Zakah on Honey
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Does the owner of honey have to pay zakah?
Answer:
Zakah, yes. Honey is subject to zakah if it reaches approximately one hundred and forty pounds, provided he produces honey and has factories, meaning he has beehives and produces honey. In that case, he pays zakah on the honey. If he does not have beehives and does not raise bees, but he buys and sells honey, he pays zakah as trade zakah, which is one-tenth of the value. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Does the owner of honey have to pay zakah?
Answer:
Zakah, yes. Honey is subject to zakah if it reaches approximately one hundred and forty pounds, provided he produces honey and has factories, meaning he has beehives and produces honey. In that case, he pays zakah on the honey. If he does not have beehives and does not raise bees, but he buys and sells honey, he pays zakah as trade zakah, which is one-tenth of the value. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، الإيمان بأنه قريب مجيب — islamhouse.com (1:02:10)
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