The Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen said: "2- That the Hanbalis said
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The questioner : Second: The Hanbalis said that if jewelry is prepared for rental, zakah is obligatory on it, and if clothes are prepared for rental, zakah is not obligatory.
The Shaykh : Now, what does analogical reasoning (qiyas) imply? That zakah is obligatory on all of them, or not obligatory on any of them. As for saying that if you prepare jewelry for rental, zakah is obligatory, but if you prepare clothes for rental, zakah is not obligatory—how is the analogy valid? Now, here we said that the Hanbalis indicated that the non-Hanbalis, such as the Shafi'is, said that if something is prepared for rental, there is no zakah on it, just as there is no zakah on working camels or working cows—camels that are used for carrying loads or cows that are used for carrying loads, or those that are rented out. There is no zakah on them, even though their original status is that zakah is obligatory, but when they become used for rental, there is no zakah. The Shafi'is extended the principle and said: Since there is no zakah on this jewelry, if it is prepared for rental, there is no zakah on it. As for the Hanbalis, they said that if it is prepared for rental, there is zakah on it. We are now addressing all of you and saying: How do you apply the analogy? First, you compare it to clothes, and then you say that if clothes are prepared for rental, there is no zakah, but if jewelry is prepared for rental, there is zakah? Yes.
The Shaykh : Now, what does analogical reasoning (qiyas) imply? That zakah is obligatory on all of them, or not obligatory on any of them. As for saying that if you prepare jewelry for rental, zakah is obligatory, but if you prepare clothes for rental, zakah is not obligatory—how is the analogy valid? Now, here we said that the Hanbalis indicated that the non-Hanbalis, such as the Shafi'is, said that if something is prepared for rental, there is no zakah on it, just as there is no zakah on working camels or working cows—camels that are used for carrying loads or cows that are used for carrying loads, or those that are rented out. There is no zakah on them, even though their original status is that zakah is obligatory, but when they become used for rental, there is no zakah. The Shafi'is extended the principle and said: Since there is no zakah on this jewelry, if it is prepared for rental, there is no zakah on it. As for the Hanbalis, they said that if it is prepared for rental, there is zakah on it. We are now addressing all of you and saying: How do you apply the analogy? First, you compare it to clothes, and then you say that if clothes are prepared for rental, there is no zakah, but if jewelry is prepared for rental, there is zakah? Yes.