Is zakah due on livestock that are fed?
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The questioner : Is zakah due on livestock that are fed?
The Shaykh : If the livestock that are fed are for trade, meaning that a person trades in livestock, buying and selling them just as a merchant trades in grain, vessels, and carpets, then zakah is due on them, even if they are fed, because in this case they are merchandise for trade.
As for if they are for milk and breeding, then there is no zakah due on them if they are fed, because zakah is not obligatory on livestock kept for milk and breeding until they are grazing. Grazing livestock are those that graze for most of the lunar year or the entire lunar year. As for those that are fed, there is no zakah due on them as long as they are not grazing and not for trade. Yes.
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The Shaykh : If the livestock that are fed are for trade, meaning that a person trades in livestock, buying and selling them just as a merchant trades in grain, vessels, and carpets, then zakah is due on them, even if they are fed, because in this case they are merchandise for trade.
As for if they are for milk and breeding, then there is no zakah due on them if they are fed, because zakah is not obligatory on livestock kept for milk and breeding until they are grazing. Grazing livestock are those that graze for most of the lunar year or the entire lunar year. As for those that are fed, there is no zakah due on them as long as they are not grazing and not for trade. Yes.
The questioner : We conclude this episode with a message from the listener Mustafa A. A., who says.