She has an embroidery machine; is zakah obligatory on it?
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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence, I have had an embroidery machine for eleven years, and I have not worked on it, since its price is more than fifty thousand Syrian pounds. Is it obligatory for me to pay zakah on it, or is there no zakah on it? Please note that I reside in Jeddah, and my machine is in my home country.
Answer:
If the machine is prepared for work, not for sale, then there is no zakah on it. However, if it is prepared for sale and you intend to sell it, then you must pay its zakah every year according to its value at the completion of the lunar year. But if the machine is set aside for work, then there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The questioner says: Your Eminence, I have had an embroidery machine for eleven years, and I have not worked on it, since its price is more than fifty thousand Syrian pounds. Is it obligatory for me to pay zakah on it, or is there no zakah on it? Please note that I reside in Jeddah, and my machine is in my home country.
Answer:
If the machine is prepared for work, not for sale, then there is no zakah on it. However, if it is prepared for sale and you intend to sell it, then you must pay its zakah every year according to its value at the completion of the lunar year. But if the machine is set aside for work, then there is no zakah on it. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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