Now, regarding the granaries, they take the zakah, but if it is delayed and it spoils. ?
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The questioner : Now, O our Shaykh, in the granaries of the country ... if it is paid ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Even though it may remain in the farm, in the threshing floor, for more than ... .
The Shaykh : In any case, if they are there to distribute it, there is no harm in delaying the zakah for the sake of distributing it.
The questioner : Okay, if it spoils, what does that mean?
The Shaykh : If it spoils ... in the granaries, they have no income from it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, I mean, because of the delay, yes, and by Allah, out of caution, it is obligatory for him, especially according to the school of thought, out of caution it is obligatory for him, because he delayed it for his own benefit, not for the benefit of the poor.
It is over, the time is up.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Even though it may remain in the farm, in the threshing floor, for more than ... .
The Shaykh : In any case, if they are there to distribute it, there is no harm in delaying the zakah for the sake of distributing it.
The questioner : Okay, if it spoils, what does that mean?
The Shaykh : If it spoils ... in the granaries, they have no income from it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, I mean, because of the delay, yes, and by Allah, out of caution, it is obligatory for him, especially according to the school of thought, out of caution it is obligatory for him, because he delayed it for his own benefit, not for the benefit of the poor.
It is over, the time is up.