The Effect of Buying Water for Sheep on the Zakah of Pastured Livestock
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Question:
He asks: Does buying water for sheep affect the zakah of pastured livestock in the same way that buying feed does?
Answer:
If you spend on them more than they gain from grazing, whether by providing water, watering them, or feeding them, then there is no zakah due on them. If you incur a loss on them that exceeds what they gain from grazing in the open, meaning the period of spending on them during the year is longer than the period they spend grazing, then there is no zakah due on them. Likewise, and even more so, if their feeding and watering continue throughout the entire year, there is no zakah due on them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He asks: Does buying water for sheep affect the zakah of pastured livestock in the same way that buying feed does?
Answer:
If you spend on them more than they gain from grazing, whether by providing water, watering them, or feeding them, then there is no zakah due on them. If you incur a loss on them that exceeds what they gain from grazing in the open, meaning the period of spending on them during the year is longer than the period they spend grazing, then there is no zakah due on them. Likewise, and even more so, if their feeding and watering continue throughout the entire year, there is no zakah due on them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب الكبائر للإمام محمد بن عبد الوهاب، تتمة باب ما جاء في الفتن — islamhouse.com (1:21:37)
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