On the zakah of grapes and fresh dates: Is zakah obligatory on them as raisins and dried dates?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, no. Those who say that zakah is obligatory on it and that it should be paid out in the form of raisins—the correct view is that zakah is obligatory on it and that it should be paid out from it.
The questioner : If it becomes dried dates...
The Shaykh : Raisins do not become dried dates, how?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Some date palms are not left until they ripen; they are eaten while fresh.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, the school of thought says that it should be paid out in the form of dried dates, meaning it is estimated as dried dates and paid out from that, or the date palms are left until they become dried dates and then paid out. But the correct view is that it should be paid out from it. If the people in this country are accustomed to eating this fresh, they should pay it out fresh, and there is no blame on them.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That is all, it is finished.
The Shaykh : No, no. Those who say that zakah is obligatory on it and that it should be paid out in the form of raisins—the correct view is that zakah is obligatory on it and that it should be paid out from it.
The questioner : If it becomes dried dates...
The Shaykh : Raisins do not become dried dates, how?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Some date palms are not left until they ripen; they are eaten while fresh.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, the school of thought says that it should be paid out in the form of dried dates, meaning it is estimated as dried dates and paid out from that, or the date palms are left until they become dried dates and then paid out. But the correct view is that it should be paid out from it. If the people in this country are accustomed to eating this fresh, they should pay it out fresh, and there is no blame on them.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That is all, it is finished.