The Ruling on Zakah on Work Equipment
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A man has a laundry,And some people told him: Is it true that you are required to pay zakah on the equipment you have?
Zakah is obligatory on goods held for trade, which are what a person prepares for trading; he buys them and sells them, selling them whenever he sees a profit and holding onto them when he does not make a profit. Laundry equipment is not prepared for trade, because the owner of the laundry wants it to remain with him. It is part of what a person keeps in his home, such as furnishings, utensils, and the like. Therefore, there is no zakah on it.And who told him: If he believes there is zakah on it, he has erred. After my statement, the owner of the laundry should inform the one who issued him the fatwa of what I have said, so that he does not issue a similar ruling to others. However, as for the materials that are used up, if there are materials he buys that are consumed with the washing, such as cleaning agents, these may be considered trade, because he earns a living from them. As for the items that remain, there is no zakah on them.
Zakah is obligatory on goods held for trade, which are what a person prepares for trading; he buys them and sells them, selling them whenever he sees a profit and holding onto them when he does not make a profit. Laundry equipment is not prepared for trade, because the owner of the laundry wants it to remain with him. It is part of what a person keeps in his home, such as furnishings, utensils, and the like. Therefore, there is no zakah on it.And who told him: If he believes there is zakah on it, he has erred. After my statement, the owner of the laundry should inform the one who issued him the fatwa of what I have said, so that he does not issue a similar ruling to others. However, as for the materials that are used up, if there are materials he buys that are consumed with the washing, such as cleaning agents, these may be considered trade, because he earns a living from them. As for the items that remain, there is no zakah on them.