The ruling on the zakah of trade goods, and whether they are limited or counted.
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The Shaykh : Are trade goods limited or counted?
The student: Limited.
The Shaykh : Do you know the difference between limited and counted?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : So how do you answer that they are limited? All right, rest. Who knows? Go ahead, you. You, the one I turned to. Counted, not limited.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : This is a mistake. Yes, rest.
The student: Limited.
The Shaykh : Limited. Do you know the difference between limited and counted?
The student: Limited...
The Shaykh : It is not tied to a specific type of wealth. The limited is that which is not tied to a specific type of wealth, and the counted...
The student: Tied to a specific type.
The Shaykh : Tied to a specific type, like gold and silver and the like. Rest. So real estate can be trade goods.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Livestock.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Gold.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Furniture.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Cars.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Equipment, tractors, everything. Whatever a person prepares for trade is trade goods. This is the meaning of our saying that they are limited and not counted. All right.
The student: Limited.
The Shaykh : Do you know the difference between limited and counted?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : So how do you answer that they are limited? All right, rest. Who knows? Go ahead, you. You, the one I turned to. Counted, not limited.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : This is a mistake. Yes, rest.
The student: Limited.
The Shaykh : Limited. Do you know the difference between limited and counted?
The student: Limited...
The Shaykh : It is not tied to a specific type of wealth. The limited is that which is not tied to a specific type of wealth, and the counted...
The student: Tied to a specific type.
The Shaykh : Tied to a specific type, like gold and silver and the like. Rest. So real estate can be trade goods.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Livestock.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Gold.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Furniture.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Cars.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Equipment, tractors, everything. Whatever a person prepares for trade is trade goods. This is the meaning of our saying that they are limited and not counted. All right.