How is zakah calculated on agricultural land irrigated by sprinkler?
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The questioner : He says: I have a piece of agricultural land, and we irrigate this land with sprinklers. How is the zakah on it?
The Shaykh : The zakah on agricultural land, if it is irrigated by sprinklers, is half of one-tenth. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established that for fruits irrigated by rain or that draw water from their roots, the zakah is a full one-tenth, and for what is irrigated by sprinkler, it is half of one-tenth. What is irrigated by sprinklers is considered irrigated by sprinkler, so it is subject to half of one-tenth. If we estimate that the harvest is one thousand kilograms, what is required of him? For one thousand kilograms, he is required to pay...
The student: Fifty.
The Shaykh : ...fifty kilograms. And if it is irrigated without effort or draws water from its roots, then it is one hundred.
The Shaykh : The zakah on agricultural land, if it is irrigated by sprinklers, is half of one-tenth. This is because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) established that for fruits irrigated by rain or that draw water from their roots, the zakah is a full one-tenth, and for what is irrigated by sprinkler, it is half of one-tenth. What is irrigated by sprinklers is considered irrigated by sprinkler, so it is subject to half of one-tenth. If we estimate that the harvest is one thousand kilograms, what is required of him? For one thousand kilograms, he is required to pay...
The student: Fifty.
The Shaykh : ...fifty kilograms. And if it is irrigated without effort or draws water from its roots, then it is one hundred.