Discussion regarding the author's statement: "And if he owns a nisab of young animals, the lunar year begins from the time he owns them."
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The Shaykh : All right, the author says "If he owns a nisab of young animals, the lunar year begins from the time he owns them", what is the meaning of this phrase?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If he owns a nisab of young animals, he owns them.
The questioner : He owns forty sheep.
The Shaykh : Yes, young ones, yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : He owns... meaning he buys... young ones, such as livestock, grains, and so on.
The Shaykh : Grains do not have young and old, O Shaykh.
The questioner : No, young means... .
The Shaykh : All right, meaning if he buys, for example, forty camels, does the lunar year begin from when?
The questioner : From the time he owns them.
The Shaykh : From the time he owns them. All right, but it is a condition that they be grazing, meaning they are not fed on milk. If they are fed on milk, the lunar year does not begin because there is no zakah on anything other than grazing animals. Is that clear, everyone? All right.
A man owns two hundred dirhams, which is a nisab—O Khalid—and during the lunar year, five dirhams are stolen from him—be patient—then afterwards he earns five dirhams. Does he continue with the first lunar year or does he start the lunar year anew?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : A man has two hundred dirhams, which is a nisab. Five dirhams are stolen from him, then afterwards Allah provides him with five in place of those that were stolen. Does he continue with the first lunar year or does he start the lunar year anew?
The questioner : He starts the lunar year anew.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : ... it is in the ruling of non-existence.
The Shaykh : It is in the ruling of non-existence! It was stolen.
The questioner : ... ..
The Shaykh : Meaning when the nisab decreased, the lunar year was interrupted. So when the nisab returns, he starts a new lunar year. All right.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We said during the lunar year, meaning before the completion of the lunar year.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, that is in trade goods... if he exchanges them for their kind, it appears your mind moved to if he did not exchange them. If he exchanges them, all right. If the nisab decreases during the lunar year?
The questioner : It is interrupted... .
The Shaykh : The lunar year is interrupted, so if it returns, he starts a lunar year.
The questioner : A new lunar year.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If he owns a nisab of young animals, he owns them.
The questioner : He owns forty sheep.
The Shaykh : Yes, young ones, yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : He owns... meaning he buys... young ones, such as livestock, grains, and so on.
The Shaykh : Grains do not have young and old, O Shaykh.
The questioner : No, young means... .
The Shaykh : All right, meaning if he buys, for example, forty camels, does the lunar year begin from when?
The questioner : From the time he owns them.
The Shaykh : From the time he owns them. All right, but it is a condition that they be grazing, meaning they are not fed on milk. If they are fed on milk, the lunar year does not begin because there is no zakah on anything other than grazing animals. Is that clear, everyone? All right.
A man owns two hundred dirhams, which is a nisab—O Khalid—and during the lunar year, five dirhams are stolen from him—be patient—then afterwards he earns five dirhams. Does he continue with the first lunar year or does he start the lunar year anew?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : A man has two hundred dirhams, which is a nisab. Five dirhams are stolen from him, then afterwards Allah provides him with five in place of those that were stolen. Does he continue with the first lunar year or does he start the lunar year anew?
The questioner : He starts the lunar year anew.
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : ... it is in the ruling of non-existence.
The Shaykh : It is in the ruling of non-existence! It was stolen.
The questioner : ... ..
The Shaykh : Meaning when the nisab decreased, the lunar year was interrupted. So when the nisab returns, he starts a new lunar year. All right.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We said during the lunar year, meaning before the completion of the lunar year.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, that is in trade goods... if he exchanges them for their kind, it appears your mind moved to if he did not exchange them. If he exchanges them, all right. If the nisab decreases during the lunar year?
The questioner : It is interrupted... .
The Shaykh : The lunar year is interrupted, so if it returns, he starts a lunar year.
The questioner : A new lunar year.