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Chapter of Zakah on grains and fruit | | (Part No. 14; Page No. 66) | |
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Ruling on Zakah on fruit and vegetables Q: Is Zakah (obligatory charity) due from fruit and vegetables grown on farms? What agricultural produce is Zakah due from?  A: There is no Zakah due from fruit or vegetables that are not weighed or stored, such as watermelons, pomegranates, and their like, unless they are used in trade. In this case, you should pay Zakah on their value whenever a Hawl (one lunar year calculated from the time a property reaches the minimum amount upon which Zakah is due) passes, if they reach the Nisab (the minimum amount on which Zakah is due), as with other commercial commodities. Zakah is only due from grains and fruit that is weighed and stored, such as dates, raisins, wheat, and barley, as Allah (Exalted be He) says:  ...pay the due thereof (its Zakât, according to Allâh’s Orders 1/10th or 1/20th) on the day of its harvest He (Exalted be He) also says: ...and perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât), and give Zakât. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said,  "No Zakah is due on less than five Wasqs (1 Wasq = 60 Sa‘s = 130,320 kg) of dates or grains." (Agreed upon by Al-Bukhari and Muslim) | | (Part No. 14; Page No. 68) | |
This indicates that Zakah is due on any equivalent amount to this from grains that are weighed and stored. The Prophet (peace be upon him) received Zakah on wheat and barley, which indicates that Zakah is due from their like. May Allah grant us success. Q: Is it obligatory to pay Zakah on fruit and vegetables? A: There is no Zakah on them. However, if money is gained through them and this money reaches the Nisab and a Hawl passes while having them in possession, Zakah is due on them. |
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