O esteemed Shaykh, regarding the topic of zakah on grains from farms, if the owners of the farms harvest the fodder before its time and consider it feed for livestock, and do not
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The questioner : Regarding the topic of zakah on grains from farms, if the owners of the farms harvest the fodder before its time and it is considered feed for livestock, and they do not pay zakah on it, neither from the cane nor from the grain, what is the ruling of the Shari'ah in your view regarding this?
The Shaykh : If the crop is for fodder and is harvested before its grain becomes hard, then there is no zakah on it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But if it is sold in this state and the year completes on its value, then its value is subject to zakah, and it is one-quarter of a tenth, as is well known. As for the crop itself, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The questioner : Another paragraph, he says.
The Shaykh : If the crop is for fodder and is harvested before its grain becomes hard, then there is no zakah on it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : But if it is sold in this state and the year completes on its value, then its value is subject to zakah, and it is one-quarter of a tenth, as is well known. As for the crop itself, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The questioner : Another paragraph, he says.