Is it permissible to divide the zakah of camels?
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The questioner : Well, Shaykh, regarding the question about the zakah of camels, sheep, and cattle, is this divided?
The student : ... .
The questioner : Is this divided, meaning that I currently have forty sheep, and one sheep is due from them. Do I give this one sheep to a poor person or a family, or do I slaughter it and distribute it in pieces? What is the legal ruling on this?
The Shaykh : No, the head, the head is the one that...
The questioner : The head, therefore, is not divided. It is given to the poor person as it is, even if it is a cow.
The Shaykh : That is, if it is a poor person.
The questioner : A poor person.
The Shaykh : One person can give him a sheep, and another can give him a ram, and he becomes, may Allah reward you,
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It breeds with him, and he becomes one of the sheep owners.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. So we say that the zakah of camels, sheep, and cattle is not divided.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : ... .
The questioner : Is this divided, meaning that I currently have forty sheep, and one sheep is due from them. Do I give this one sheep to a poor person or a family, or do I slaughter it and distribute it in pieces? What is the legal ruling on this?
The Shaykh : No, the head, the head is the one that...
The questioner : The head, therefore, is not divided. It is given to the poor person as it is, even if it is a cow.
The Shaykh : That is, if it is a poor person.
The questioner : A poor person.
The Shaykh : One person can give him a sheep, and another can give him a ram, and he becomes, may Allah reward you,
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It breeds with him, and he becomes one of the sheep owners.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. So we say that the zakah of camels, sheep, and cattle is not divided.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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