He says: We have more than two hundred date palms, which we water from the aflaj and from water that we buy. Of course, the aflaj are the small springs they have. He says, and the water...
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The questioner : He says: We have more than two hundred date palms, which we water from the aflaj and from water that we buy. Of course, the aflaj are the small springs they have.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He says: And we buy some of the water and not all of it. So how do we pay the zakah on these date palms, what is the rate, and how do we pay the zakah on vegetables like melons, watermelons, wheat, and grapes?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
These questions, or this question, indicate that they water these farms with and without expense.
The questioner : Yes, with and without expense.
The Shaykh : That is, with the aflaj, without expense.
The questioner : Even the aflaj, O Shaykh Muhammad, require maintenance, cementing, and other work there.
The Shaykh : That is nothing.
The questioner : It is nothing.
The Shaykh : Yes, the expense involved in digging or directing the water is not considered an expense. The expense, as the scholars said, is for extracting the water.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, every irrigation requires extraction.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if that is the case, and it is watered with and without expense, then it is three-quarters of one-tenth.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because that which is watered with expense is half of one-tenth, and that which is watered without expense is the full one-tenth, and that which is watered by rain is three-quarters of one-tenth.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then, among the items he mentioned, some are subject to zakah and some are not.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So watermelons and vegetables.
The questioner : And melons.
The Shaykh : And melons and the like are not subject to zakah.
The questioner : And wheat.
The Shaykh : And zakah is only due on its value or its price if a lunar year has passed. If he sells it for a price, and then a lunar year passes while he has it, then zakah is due on it as zakah on money.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for crops, the fruits of date palms, and grapes, zakah is due on them, and the amount is what we mentioned earlier: three-quarters of one-tenth.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : He says: And we buy some of the water and not all of it. So how do we pay the zakah on these date palms, what is the rate, and how do we pay the zakah on vegetables like melons, watermelons, wheat, and grapes?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
These questions, or this question, indicate that they water these farms with and without expense.
The questioner : Yes, with and without expense.
The Shaykh : That is, with the aflaj, without expense.
The questioner : Even the aflaj, O Shaykh Muhammad, require maintenance, cementing, and other work there.
The Shaykh : That is nothing.
The questioner : It is nothing.
The Shaykh : Yes, the expense involved in digging or directing the water is not considered an expense. The expense, as the scholars said, is for extracting the water.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, every irrigation requires extraction.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if that is the case, and it is watered with and without expense, then it is three-quarters of one-tenth.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because that which is watered with expense is half of one-tenth, and that which is watered without expense is the full one-tenth, and that which is watered by rain is three-quarters of one-tenth.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Then, among the items he mentioned, some are subject to zakah and some are not.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So watermelons and vegetables.
The questioner : And melons.
The Shaykh : And melons and the like are not subject to zakah.
The questioner : And wheat.
The Shaykh : And zakah is only due on its value or its price if a lunar year has passed. If he sells it for a price, and then a lunar year passes while he has it, then zakah is due on it as zakah on money.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : As for crops, the fruits of date palms, and grapes, zakah is due on them, and the amount is what we mentioned earlier: three-quarters of one-tenth.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.