What is the evidence for the establishment of the obligation of zakah by placing it in the threshing floor?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, ... .
The Shaykh : Because of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-An'am 6:141] And it is when it is harvested and placed in the threshing floor.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is usually, the custom of people is that they do not place it scattered, except that they place it scattered, then... in the threshing floor... But now, when the harvesting machines came, they make it scattered, otherwise, in the beginning, they used to make it a large heap, then they would bring the cows and tie some of them to others, then they would go around it and trample it, yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If people consider this to be ownership or full authority, then there is no difference, yes?
The Shaykh : Because of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest
وءاتوا حقّه يوم حصادهThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is usually, the custom of people is that they do not place it scattered, except that they place it scattered, then... in the threshing floor... But now, when the harvesting machines came, they make it scattered, otherwise, in the beginning, they used to make it a large heap, then they would bring the cows and tie some of them to others, then they would go around it and trample it, yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If people consider this to be ownership or full authority, then there is no difference, yes?