Paying the zakah of livestock by slaughtering them and distributing their meat
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If I want to pay the zakah of camels, cattle, and sheep, do I slaughter them and then distribute their meat to the eligible recipients?
Answer:
No, that is not sufficient. If you slaughter them, it is not sufficient. You must pay it out alive, sound, and meeting the required legal age. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If I want to pay the zakah of camels, cattle, and sheep, do I slaughter them and then distribute their meat to the eligible recipients?
Answer:
No, that is not sufficient. If you slaughter them, it is not sufficient. You must pay it out alive, sound, and meeting the required legal age. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من كتاب الزكاة : باب الحث عليها والتشديد في منعها — islamhouse.com (56:28)
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