Zakah on Dried Apricots
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Question:
The questioner says: In our country, we have orchards where apricots are grown. We dry them and smoke them, just as dates are dried and fumigated. Is there any zakah on them if they reach five awsuq? Please advise us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The default ruling is that there is no zakah on fruits. The default is that there is no zakah on fruits; zakah is only on grains and fruits. As for fruits, there is no zakah on them. However, if they are dried and sold, they become like merchandise; they become trade goods, not as zakah on produce from the earth, but rather they are subject to the zakah on trade goods. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah send you well
The questioner says: In our country, we have orchards where apricots are grown. We dry them and smoke them, just as dates are dried and fumigated. Is there any zakah on them if they reach five awsuq? Please advise us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The default ruling is that there is no zakah on fruits. The default is that there is no zakah on fruits; zakah is only on grains and fruits. As for fruits, there is no zakah on them. However, if they are dried and sold, they become like merchandise; they become trade goods, not as zakah on produce from the earth, but rather they are subject to the zakah on trade goods. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah send you well
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، تتمة باب ما جاء في الفتن — islamhouse.com (51:03)
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