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Paying the zakah on crops in the cultivated land

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Question:
If a man plants a piece of land for another man, how is the zakah paid out at harvest time? It is paid out from the harvest on that day. So who pays it out on behalf of the owner of the right?

Answer:
Zakah is paid out from crops in general, from the crops that exist in general; zakah is paid out from them.
give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvestوَآتُوا حَقَّهُ يَوْمَ حَصَادِهِ
[Al-An'am 6:141]
O you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which We have produced for you from the earthيَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَنفِقُوا مِن طَيِّبَاتِ مَا كَسَبْتُمْ وَمِمَّا أَخْرَجْنَا لَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:267]
Zakah is paid out from crops in general, yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 26 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|البيوع|باب المساقاة والمزارعة|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:17:16)

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