The Permissibility of Paying Money in the Zakah of Livestock
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The tax collectors come to us and say that the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) for sheep is three hundred riyals. They do not take the sheep from us; rather, they compel us to pay it in money. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
Yes, this is the practice that is followed, because the workers do not take the sheep, drive them away, and leave with them. Rather, they appraise the obligation and take it in coins. This is easier to transport and more secure for the sake of public benefit, and this is the practice. They are workers who are themselves representatives of the one in authority, acting on behalf of the one in authority. So if you pay them, your obligation is discharged, if Allah wills. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: The tax collectors come to us and say that the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) for sheep is three hundred riyals. They do not take the sheep from us; rather, they compel us to pay it in money. What is the ruling on this?
Answer:
Yes, this is the practice that is followed, because the workers do not take the sheep, drive them away, and leave with them. Rather, they appraise the obligation and take it in coins. This is easier to transport and more secure for the sake of public benefit, and this is the practice. They are workers who are themselves representatives of the one in authority, acting on behalf of the one in authority. So if you pay them, your obligation is discharged, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [719\ 3436] جواز إخراج النقود في زكاة الماشية|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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