If he intends to take what is outside the land for trade, is zakah due on it?

The questioner : I mean, Shaykh, he has a crop, for example, and he turns it into trade before...

The Shaykh : The one who has a crop naturally wants to sell it. If he has, for example, an orchard with ten tons, it is not as if someone enters and eats it; he will sell it. Even in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), people used to store fruits for one or two years.

The questioner : It can be about one-tenth.

The Shaykh : Therefore, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) made one-tenth obligatory on those whose crops are watered without expense, and half of that on those whose crops are watered with expense.

The questioner : It may be considered a specific matter regarding the tenth.

The Shaykh : No, if it is like this, meaning he acquired it for growth but will sell it, he pays zakah on the fruits, and then, if he starts buying and selling in it, he pays zakah on trade.