Zakah of Wealth, Its Types and Amounts
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The questioner:
What is the zakah of wealth? And is it permissible for me to appoint someone to pay the zakah on my behalf if I am not present?
The Shaykh:
The zakah of wealth is the right that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has made obligatory in it, which is paid out in the channels of zakah that Allah specified in His saying: “Indeed, alms are for the poor and the needy…” to the end of the verse. The amounts of zakah vary according to the type of wealth. There are four types of wealth in which zakah is obligatory: what comes out of the earth, livestock, the two currencies (gold and silver) and the money that serves as their equivalent, and fourth, trade goods. These are the tangible assets, and in each type you will find zakah with its own limits, amounts, and conditions.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. Would you please explain that, even briefly, in the presence of the Honorable Shaykh? It seems that he is not among those who read the books of the scholars.
The Shaykh:
As for the zakah of money, if it reaches the nisab—if it reaches the nisab of silver or the nisab of gold—the nisab of silver is one hundred and forty mithqals, and the nisab of gold is twenty mithqals. If the gold or silver reaches the equivalent of this amount in any currency, whether it is coin or paper money, the equivalent of this amount?
Yes, zakah is due in it if it reaches this amount. If it reaches this amount or more, zakah is due in it. The amount of the nisab of silver, according to us, in the well-known Saudi Arabian riyal made of silver, is fifty-six riyals, or the equivalent in other types of currencies, meaning the exchange value of fifty-six Saudi riyals. Gold is equal to eleven and a half Saudi pounds, or the equivalent of that amount in other currencies, meaning the exchange value of those currencies, on the condition that this money has been possessed for a lunar year. That is, if the money reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it, zakah becomes obligatory in it by paying out one-tenth of a quarter, one-tenth of a quarter, two and a half percent. As for what comes out of the earth, this refers to grains and fruits. If what comes out of the earth is watered without assistance, watered by itself, and drinks through its roots, without cost, then it has one-tenth, one-tenth of what comes out, if it also reaches the nisab. The nisab of grains is six hundred sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), or the equivalent of approximately the sa' known to the people of Madinah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no zakah on less than five wasq (a dry measure of about 3 kg)." If six hundred is multiplied by five, wait, three hundred. Yes, three hundred nawawi. This is for the owner of the grains, and the nawawi sa'
The questioner:
How much is that in kilograms, if you please?
The Shaykh:
Approximately one kilogram. So the nisab in kilograms is three hundred times three. That equals nine hundred kilograms. That is the nisab. Approximately. Approximately. May Allah bless you. Please proceed.
And if the grains and fruits are watered with salt and cost, whether by the place of the pump or by the shani, then it has half of one-tenth. It has half of one-tenth. As for the trade goods, trade goods, the goods mean merchandise for the purpose of sale.
So if a lunar year passes over these, or a lunar year passes over their value, a lunar year passes over them themselves, or a lunar year passes over the value at which they were acquired, then they are valued at the completion of the lunar year, that is, they are appraised, and valued at what they are worth at the completion of the lunar year. And one-tenth of a quarter is paid out of the estimated value.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
What is used for personal consumption is not considered. Rather, their value at the completion of the lunar year is considered, what they are worth. If it is the same. And one-tenth of a quarter is paid out. As for livestock, which are camels, cattle, and sheep. Yes. These have conditions and characteristics, and the discussion of them is long. It requires reference to a book. May Allah bless you. If we return to it in a future session, if Allah wills. If Allah wills.
What is the zakah of wealth? And is it permissible for me to appoint someone to pay the zakah on my behalf if I am not present?
The Shaykh:
The zakah of wealth is the right that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has made obligatory in it, which is paid out in the channels of zakah that Allah specified in His saying: “Indeed, alms are for the poor and the needy…” to the end of the verse. The amounts of zakah vary according to the type of wealth. There are four types of wealth in which zakah is obligatory: what comes out of the earth, livestock, the two currencies (gold and silver) and the money that serves as their equivalent, and fourth, trade goods. These are the tangible assets, and in each type you will find zakah with its own limits, amounts, and conditions.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good. Would you please explain that, even briefly, in the presence of the Honorable Shaykh? It seems that he is not among those who read the books of the scholars.
The Shaykh:
As for the zakah of money, if it reaches the nisab—if it reaches the nisab of silver or the nisab of gold—the nisab of silver is one hundred and forty mithqals, and the nisab of gold is twenty mithqals. If the gold or silver reaches the equivalent of this amount in any currency, whether it is coin or paper money, the equivalent of this amount?
Yes, zakah is due in it if it reaches this amount. If it reaches this amount or more, zakah is due in it. The amount of the nisab of silver, according to us, in the well-known Saudi Arabian riyal made of silver, is fifty-six riyals, or the equivalent in other types of currencies, meaning the exchange value of fifty-six Saudi riyals. Gold is equal to eleven and a half Saudi pounds, or the equivalent of that amount in other currencies, meaning the exchange value of those currencies, on the condition that this money has been possessed for a lunar year. That is, if the money reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it, zakah becomes obligatory in it by paying out one-tenth of a quarter, one-tenth of a quarter, two and a half percent. As for what comes out of the earth, this refers to grains and fruits. If what comes out of the earth is watered without assistance, watered by itself, and drinks through its roots, without cost, then it has one-tenth, one-tenth of what comes out, if it also reaches the nisab. The nisab of grains is six hundred sa' (a dry measure of about 3 kg), or the equivalent of approximately the sa' known to the people of Madinah. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no zakah on less than five wasq (a dry measure of about 3 kg)." If six hundred is multiplied by five, wait, three hundred. Yes, three hundred nawawi. This is for the owner of the grains, and the nawawi sa'
The questioner:
How much is that in kilograms, if you please?
The Shaykh:
Approximately one kilogram. So the nisab in kilograms is three hundred times three. That equals nine hundred kilograms. That is the nisab. Approximately. Approximately. May Allah bless you. Please proceed.
And if the grains and fruits are watered with salt and cost, whether by the place of the pump or by the shani, then it has half of one-tenth. It has half of one-tenth. As for the trade goods, trade goods, the goods mean merchandise for the purpose of sale.
So if a lunar year passes over these, or a lunar year passes over their value, a lunar year passes over them themselves, or a lunar year passes over the value at which they were acquired, then they are valued at the completion of the lunar year, that is, they are appraised, and valued at what they are worth at the completion of the lunar year. And one-tenth of a quarter is paid out of the estimated value.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
What is used for personal consumption is not considered. Rather, their value at the completion of the lunar year is considered, what they are worth. If it is the same. And one-tenth of a quarter is paid out. As for livestock, which are camels, cattle, and sheep. Yes. These have conditions and characteristics, and the discussion of them is long. It requires reference to a book. May Allah bless you. If we return to it in a future session, if Allah wills. If Allah wills.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 095 من المجموعة الأولى للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (4:57)
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