Is zakah obligatory on crops prepared for sale?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If vegetables and fruits are prepared for sale, is zakah obligatory on them?
The Shaykh:
Yes, these are trade goods prepared for sale. These are among the goods of trade, and zakah is due on their value. Yes.
The questioner:
And in his question regarding the purchase and sale of horses, he asks: Is zakah obligatory on them as trade goods?
The Shaykh:
Everything that is bought and sold is trade goods, whether horses or others, and whether vegetables or not. They are all trade goods, and zakah is obligatory on their value. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: If vegetables and fruits are prepared for sale, is zakah obligatory on them?
The Shaykh:
Yes, these are trade goods prepared for sale. These are among the goods of trade, and zakah is due on their value. Yes.
The questioner:
And in his question regarding the purchase and sale of horses, he asks: Is zakah obligatory on them as trade goods?
The Shaykh:
Everything that is bought and sold is trade goods, whether horses or others, and whether vegetables or not. They are all trade goods, and zakah is obligatory on their value. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [730\ 3436] هل تجب الزكاة في الزروع المعدة للبيع؟|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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