Is there established evidence for the zakah on trade goods?
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The questioner : Well, Shaykh, regarding the zakah on trade goods, is there established evidence that it is obligatory if the goods are for trade?
The Shaykh : The zakah they speak of, which is assessed and from which two and a half percent is paid out, has no evidence for it.
The questioner : There is no evidence for it?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct, but something must be paid out as zakah in order to implement the general texts.
The questioner : That is, analogizing it to gold and silver is not a valid analogy!
The Shaykh : No analogy, no analogy when there is an explicit text.
The questioner : Well, what is your opinion on how to pay its zakah?
The Shaykh : This is left to the wealthy person whom Allah has enriched from His bounty, so it is up to him and the purification of his soul:.
The Shaykh : The zakah they speak of, which is assessed and from which two and a half percent is paid out, has no evidence for it.
The questioner : There is no evidence for it?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct, but something must be paid out as zakah in order to implement the general texts.
The questioner : That is, analogizing it to gold and silver is not a valid analogy!
The Shaykh : No analogy, no analogy when there is an explicit text.
The questioner : Well, what is your opinion on how to pay its zakah?
The Shaykh : This is left to the wealthy person whom Allah has enriched from His bounty, so it is up to him and the purification of his soul: