The Ruling on Zakah in Olives
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There is a farm with olives. Do they have to pay zakah or not, given that its expenses are greater than its income?
There is disagreement regarding olives: Some scholars say: there is zakah in it; because it is a fruit, so one pays zakah on it.
And some of them say: There is no zakah in it, and zakah is only due on grapes and dates.
And some of them say: Grapes are of two types: a type from which raisins are made, in which case there is zakah, and a type from which raisins are not made, in which case there is no zakah because it is fruit.
This issue has a long and extensive disagreement among the scholars.But I say: If this man says that the spending on it is more than its fruit, what is the benefit of it then? Why does he not uproot it and plant in its place something that is fruitful and beneficial?
There is disagreement regarding olives: Some scholars say: there is zakah in it; because it is a fruit, so one pays zakah on it.
And some of them say: There is no zakah in it, and zakah is only due on grapes and dates.
And some of them say: Grapes are of two types: a type from which raisins are made, in which case there is zakah, and a type from which raisins are not made, in which case there is no zakah because it is fruit.
This issue has a long and extensive disagreement among the scholars.But I say: If this man says that the spending on it is more than its fruit, what is the benefit of it then? Why does he not uproot it and plant in its place something that is fruitful and beneficial?