Giving out old dates as zakah on this year’s fruit
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Question:
Well, he says: I have dates from last year, and they are, Shaykh, of a good variety. Is it permissible for me to give them out as the zakah on this year’s fruit?
Answer:
Yes, if they are still in good condition and have no defect, there is nothing wrong with it. But if their age has caused a defect in them, or they have become undesirable, or the desire for them has decreased, then no. You do not give out the inferior in place of the superior. Yes.
Well, he says: I have dates from last year, and they are, Shaykh, of a good variety. Is it permissible for me to give them out as the zakah on this year’s fruit?
Answer:
Yes, if they are still in good condition and have no defect, there is nothing wrong with it. But if their age has caused a defect in them, or they have become undesirable, or the desire for them has decreased, then no. You do not give out the inferior in place of the superior. Yes.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 03-01-1435هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (1:01:35)
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