The zakah on date palm fruit when it is sold

Question : I have date palms in my house that may reach the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah). I would like to sell some of the fruit if I have more than I need. Is the zakah due on the price, or on the date palms themselves?

Answer : The default ruling for the zakah on date palm fruit is that it is due on the dates themselves. However, if a person sees it in the public benefit to pay it from their value, there is no harm in doing so. We direct the brother questioner to call by telephone, if Allah wills, at the number three, six, four, two, one, zero, seven, either after the midday prayer or after the sunset prayer. He says to us: A request was made to the Shaykh before the conclusion to continue this meeting, even if only on a semi-monthly basis after Ramadan, by the permission of Allah the Exalted. All right, let us see and consider it. We have received the best reward, and may Allah bless it for us and benefit us and you with its knowledge, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon His servant and Messenger Muhammad. May He send prayers and blessings upon him.