Continuation of the explanation of the author's statement: "It is obligatory in all grains, even if they are not staple food, and in every fruit that is measured and stored, such as dates and raisins."
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The Shaykh : This is the most correct of the opinions, and it is the one relied upon, if Allah wills.
He said, "such as dates and raisins". Dates are the fruit of the date palm, and raisins are the fruit of the grape. The scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, differed regarding grapes that are not dried into raisins, because some grapes do not become raisins no matter how much they are dried. Some of them said that there is no zakah in them because they are classified with fruits that are eaten as fruit and not stored. Others said, rather, that zakah is obligatory in them even if they are not dried into raisins, just as some dates are not eaten except as fresh dates (rutab). This is what the people practice today: they take zakah from the grapes even if they are not dried into raisins.
He said, "such as dates and raisins". Dates are the fruit of the date palm, and raisins are the fruit of the grape. The scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, differed regarding grapes that are not dried into raisins, because some grapes do not become raisins no matter how much they are dried. Some of them said that there is no zakah in them because they are classified with fruits that are eaten as fruit and not stored. Others said, rather, that zakah is obligatory in them even if they are not dried into raisins, just as some dates are not eaten except as fresh dates (rutab). This is what the people practice today: they take zakah from the grapes even if they are not dried into raisins.