Is it permissible to pay zakah on fed sheep as a precaution and to seek blessing?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I have sheep, and I feed them more than I graze them in the pasture. I want to pay zakah on them as a precaution and to seek blessing. Is it permissible for me to do that?

Answer:
No, do not do that. As long as you feed them for most of the lunar year, there is no zakah due on them. If you want to give charity from them as a voluntary act, there is nothing wrong with that. May Allah reward you with good.