Is zakah obligatory on petroleum?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you... Is zakah obligatory on petroleum?
The Shaykh : In what?
The questioner : On petroleum.
The Shaykh : Yes, do we own the petroleum?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : Do I own it?
The questioner : No, we do not own it.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ... It is owned in our land.
The Shaykh : Who owns it?
The questioner : The government.
The Shaykh : The government says this is not mine, this is for public interests, it is finished.
The questioner : How, how...
The Shaykh : What is for public interests has no zakah.
The questioner : But some scholars made it obligatory, O Shaykh, on iron and petroleum.
The Shaykh : It does not contradict these minerals that are in private ownership.
The questioner : Is it conceivable that... petroleum.
The Shaykh : How is it conceivable? How? It is not conceivable. I fear that a day will come when they say, "Do not build this house until you consult the Ministry of Petroleum." It might happen! As for now, look, now these large properties, the farms, a decision was recently issued that no one can be given a land revitalization document except after consulting the Ministry of Petroleum.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, they are afraid, gas and others... Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There is nothing in it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Who is he?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You now want... from you?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : And he said I...
The Shaykh : Yes, if he says, "I see that it is not riba," then say, "May Allah bless your sale," and make du'a for him, yes?
The Shaykh : In what?
The questioner : On petroleum.
The Shaykh : Yes, do we own the petroleum?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : Do I own it?
The questioner : No, we do not own it.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ... It is owned in our land.
The Shaykh : Who owns it?
The questioner : The government.
The Shaykh : The government says this is not mine, this is for public interests, it is finished
The audience laughed
ضحك الحضورThe questioner : How, how...
The Shaykh : What is for public interests has no zakah.
The questioner : But some scholars made it obligatory, O Shaykh, on iron and petroleum.
The Shaykh : It does not contradict these minerals that are in private ownership.
The questioner : Is it conceivable that... petroleum.
The Shaykh : How is it conceivable? How? It is not conceivable. I fear that a day will come when they say, "Do not build this house until you consult the Ministry of Petroleum." It might happen! As for now, look, now these large properties, the farms, a decision was recently issued that no one can be given a land revitalization document except after consulting the Ministry of Petroleum.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, they are afraid, gas and others... Yes?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There is nothing in it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Who is he?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : You now want... from you?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : And he said I...
The Shaykh : Yes, if he says, "I see that it is not riba," then say, "May Allah bless your sale," and make du'a for him, yes?