Is there zakah due on a person who bought a car to work with it for a specific amount, on the grounds that it generates money and output?
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The Shaykh : Yes, Abu 'Adnan!
The questioner : One man bought a car, and he wants to work with it!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He bought it for twenty thousand dinars.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And it is working!
The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The questioner : Does he have to pay zakah on the twenty thousand after a full year has passed since he bought it? Does he have to pay zakah on it, or is there no zakah on it?
The Shaykh : What do you know about this? What about the one who has a sawmill, or a carpentry shop, or a blacksmith shop, or something similar? Is there zakah on it?!
The questioner : No, no, there is no zakah on it.
The Shaykh : And this is like it, and this is like it.
The questioner : One man bought a car, and he wants to work with it!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He bought it for twenty thousand dinars.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And it is working!
The Shaykh: Yes, by Allah.
The questioner : Does he have to pay zakah on the twenty thousand after a full year has passed since he bought it? Does he have to pay zakah on it, or is there no zakah on it?
The Shaykh : What do you know about this? What about the one who has a sawmill, or a carpentry shop, or a blacksmith shop, or something similar? Is there zakah on it?!
The questioner : No, no, there is no zakah on it.
The Shaykh : And this is like it, and this is like it.
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