Discussion regarding whether fruits subject to zakah are spoiled.
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that if fruits subject to zakah are spoiled, there are three cases?
The questioner : The first case ... .
The Shaykh : Before the obligation.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is one. Now, what is the obligation? When? Yes?
The questioner : ... the nisab.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The onset of ripeness, after the onset of ripeness, ... the fruiting of the palm trees and the hardening of the grain in the crops. Now, this is one case. The second case? Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That it be after the obligation and before?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, so what is its ruling in this case?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If it is due to his transgression or negligence, he is liable for the zakah.
The questioner : As for if it is without his transgression or negligence, he owes nothing.
The Shaykh : So he owes nothing. Now, yes, yes.
The questioner : The third case?
The Shaykh : The third case.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Perfect. The third case is that it is spoiled after it has been gathered in the threshing floor, which is the place where it is sun-dried and dried. According to the madhhab, he is liable for the zakah in all cases because the obligation has settled upon him. The second opinion is that he is not liable unless he transgressed or was negligent, and on this view, the ruling of this case is like the ruling of the second case.
The questioner : The first case ... .
The Shaykh : Before the obligation.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, that is one. Now, what is the obligation? When? Yes?
The questioner : ... the nisab.
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The onset of ripeness, after the onset of ripeness, ... the fruiting of the palm trees and the hardening of the grain in the crops. Now, this is one case. The second case? Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That it be after the obligation and before?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, so what is its ruling in this case?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If it is due to his transgression or negligence, he is liable for the zakah.
The questioner : As for if it is without his transgression or negligence, he owes nothing.
The Shaykh : So he owes nothing. Now, yes, yes.
The questioner : The third case?
The Shaykh : The third case.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Perfect. The third case is that it is spoiled after it has been gathered in the threshing floor, which is the place where it is sun-dried and dried. According to the madhhab, he is liable for the zakah in all cases because the obligation has settled upon him. The second opinion is that he is not liable unless he transgressed or was negligent, and on this view, the ruling of this case is like the ruling of the second case.