Is there zakah on firewood and charcoal in Islam?
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The questioner : Is there zakah on firewood and charcoal in Islam?
The Shaykh : Yes, if firewood and charcoal are for trade, then zakah is due on them, because trade goods are not limited to a specific type of wealth. Anything a person prepares for trade is subject to zakah, whether it is real estate, tools, cars, firewood, charcoal, wheat, rice, fabrics, or vessels. Anything a person prepares for trade is considered trade goods and is subject to zakah. The zakah rate is one-quarter of one-tenth, meaning you appraise the value of the wealth when the zakah becomes obligatory and pay one-quarter of one-tenth. The method for calculating one-quarter of one-tenth is to divide the amount of money, which is the value of this wealth, by forty. The result of the division is one-quarter of one-tenth, which is the zakah.
The Shaykh : Yes, if firewood and charcoal are for trade, then zakah is due on them, because trade goods are not limited to a specific type of wealth. Anything a person prepares for trade is subject to zakah, whether it is real estate, tools, cars, firewood, charcoal, wheat, rice, fabrics, or vessels. Anything a person prepares for trade is considered trade goods and is subject to zakah. The zakah rate is one-quarter of one-tenth, meaning you appraise the value of the wealth when the zakah becomes obligatory and pay one-quarter of one-tenth. The method for calculating one-quarter of one-tenth is to divide the amount of money, which is the value of this wealth, by forty. The result of the division is one-quarter of one-tenth, which is the zakah.