If one raises livestock in enclosures and feeds them throughout the year, are they treated as grazing animals?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is well known now that most livestock owners raise their animals in enclosures because there are no pastures, and they feed them throughout the year. Are they treated as livestock regarding zakah?
Answer:
No, they are not treated as grazing animals. If he is keeping them for sale, they are treated as trade goods. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is well known now that most livestock owners raise their animals in enclosures because there are no pastures, and they feed them throughout the year. Are they treated as livestock regarding zakah?
Answer:
No, they are not treated as grazing animals. If he is keeping them for sale, they are treated as trade goods. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [984 -3022] من يربي بهيمة الأنعام في الأحواش ويعلفها طوال السنة؛ هل تعامل معاملة السائمة؟ — youtube.com
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