The Ruling on the Zakah of Dates That Are Measured and Stored
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Question:
As for fresh dates, as long as they are measured and stored, is zakah obligatory on them?
Answer:
The zakah on dried dates is paid out after they have dried.
Q: I mean the fresh dates in their current state, as a lunar year has passed over them while they are being measured and stored?
A: Are they on the palm tree or for trade?
Q: No, for consumption.
A: There is nothing due on them. That is the end of it.
Q: Even if they reach the nisab?
A: Even if they do, there is nothing due on them. These fresh dates were bought for eating. However, as for those on the palm tree, when they ripen on the tree, zakah becomes obligatory on them if they reach the nisab, and dried dates are paid out in lieu of the fresh dates.
As for fresh dates, as long as they are measured and stored, is zakah obligatory on them?
Answer:
The zakah on dried dates is paid out after they have dried.
Q: I mean the fresh dates in their current state, as a lunar year has passed over them while they are being measured and stored?
A: Are they on the palm tree or for trade?
Q: No, for consumption.
A: There is nothing due on them. That is the end of it.
Q: Even if they reach the nisab?
A: Even if they do, there is nothing due on them. These fresh dates were bought for eating. However, as for those on the palm tree, when they ripen on the tree, zakah becomes obligatory on them if they reach the nisab, and dried dates are paid out in lieu of the fresh dates.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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