The ruling on paying the zakah of crops in money
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The questioner:
The questioner is Ya'qub Uthman Ishaq from Sudan, and he is residing in Saudi Arabia. He asks: Is it possible to pay the zakah of crops in money?
The Shaykh:
Why would you pay it in money? The crops are paid from the crops, from the harvest. Yes.
The questioner:
But you do not pay it in money.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible, except in cases of need, where one pays its value, meaning, one pays its value. Yes.
The questioner is Ya'qub Uthman Ishaq from Sudan, and he is residing in Saudi Arabia. He asks: Is it possible to pay the zakah of crops in money?
The Shaykh:
Why would you pay it in money? The crops are paid from the crops, from the harvest. Yes.
The questioner:
But you do not pay it in money.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible, except in cases of need, where one pays its value, meaning, one pays its value. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7511 — youtube.com (6:26)
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