Zakah on Bees and Honey
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Question:
This questioner says: He has bees. Is there zakah on them?
Answer:
Bees or honey? There is no zakah on bees. The zakah on livestock applies to camels, cattle, and sheep. The bees themselves have no zakah, unless he buys and sells them. If he buys and sells bees, they become a commodity, and zakah becomes obligatory on their value. As for keeping bees to produce honey, there is no zakah on the bees. The scholars differed on whether there is zakah on the honey itself or not. The school of thought holds that there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner says: He has bees. Is there zakah on them?
Answer:
Bees or honey? There is no zakah on bees. The zakah on livestock applies to camels, cattle, and sheep. The bees themselves have no zakah, unless he buys and sells them. If he buys and sells bees, they become a commodity, and zakah becomes obligatory on their value. As for keeping bees to produce honey, there is no zakah on the bees. The scholars differed on whether there is zakah on the honey itself or not. The school of thought holds that there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، باب الشفاعة — youtube.com (1:08:34)
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