Is zakah obligatory if the gold is being traded in a commercial establishment and is not stored?
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The student: From the experts of the end times, this is...
The questioner : O honorable Shaykh, I say regarding the gold, if the gold is present in a commercial establishment, it is not stored, there is trade in it, it is active, is zakah obligatory on it?
The Shaykh : Of course.
The questioner : Why?
The student: For trade, trade goods...
The Shaykh : And therefore... to get out of the zakah, who told you that gold is trade goods?
The questioner : No, what I am saying is that it is not stored.
The Shaykh : No, you are saying no, what, no?
The questioner : Because it is not stored.
The Shaykh : I am asking you a question.
The student: No, now you are correct, now you are asking if gold is trade goods or not, the Shaykh wants to answer you, no.
The Shaykh : Who told you that gold is trade goods? I told you no, what, no, I did not understand.
The questioner : I mean, no, no one told me that it is trade goods.
The Shaykh : That is enough.
The questioner : I mean, zakah is obligatory on it, and also money, if it is paper currency, if it is used in trade.
The Shaykh : Of course, exactly, zakah is obligatory on it.
The questioner : O honorable Shaykh, I say regarding the gold, if the gold is present in a commercial establishment, it is not stored, there is trade in it, it is active, is zakah obligatory on it?
The Shaykh : Of course.
The questioner : Why?
The student: For trade, trade goods...
The Shaykh : And therefore... to get out of the zakah, who told you that gold is trade goods?
The questioner : No, what I am saying is that it is not stored.
The Shaykh : No, you are saying no, what, no?
The questioner : Because it is not stored.
The Shaykh : I am asking you a question.
The student: No, now you are correct, now you are asking if gold is trade goods or not, the Shaykh wants to answer you, no.
The Shaykh : Who told you that gold is trade goods? I told you no, what, no, I did not understand.
The questioner : I mean, no, no one told me that it is trade goods.
The Shaykh : That is enough.
The questioner : I mean, zakah is obligatory on it, and also money, if it is paper currency, if it is used in trade.
The Shaykh : Of course, exactly, zakah is obligatory on it.