What is your opinion regarding the statement of al-Mujaddid Ibn Taymiyyah—that it is a consensus (ijma')—concerning the zakah of livestock?
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The questioner : And al-Mujaddid said that it is a consensus (ijma').
The Shaykh : And he said?
The questioner : Al-Mujaddid, al-Mujaddid Ibn Taymiyyah.
Another questioner: Al-Mujaddid Ibn Taymiyyah.
Another questioner: The Shaykh al-Islam himself.
The Shaykh : Al-Mujaddid.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Al-Mujaddid said, yes.
The questioner : So al-Mujaddid said it is a consensus (ijma'), meaning the payment of zakah on livestock, and you said at the beginning that we do not know of a consensus (ijma').
The Shaykh : No, there is no consensus (ijma'). This is clear from the book *Al-Muhalla* by Ibn Hazm, and from what I mentioned regarding 'Umar ibn al-Khattab concerning the horses for which they asked him to take zakah. He said, "I will do what my two companions did before." Then 'Ali said, "Take it as a form of charity (sadaqah)." Yes.
The Shaykh : And he said?
The questioner : Al-Mujaddid, al-Mujaddid Ibn Taymiyyah.
Another questioner: Al-Mujaddid Ibn Taymiyyah.
Another questioner: The Shaykh al-Islam himself.
The Shaykh : Al-Mujaddid.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Al-Mujaddid said, yes.
The questioner : So al-Mujaddid said it is a consensus (ijma'), meaning the payment of zakah on livestock, and you said at the beginning that we do not know of a consensus (ijma').
The Shaykh : No, there is no consensus (ijma'). This is clear from the book *Al-Muhalla* by Ibn Hazm, and from what I mentioned regarding 'Umar ibn al-Khattab concerning the horses for which they asked him to take zakah. He said, "I will do what my two companions did before." Then 'Ali said, "Take it as a form of charity (sadaqah)." Yes.