Home » Hanafi Fiqh » IslamicPortal.co.uk » Zakat on Machinery

Zakat on Machinery

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by IslamicPortal.co.uk

I am a clothes manufacturer and understand that I have to give Zakāt on the value of the clothes. However, do I have to give Zakāt on the value of the machines?

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Answer

There is no Zakāt on machinery unless a person trades in the buying and selling of machines.

قال القدوري في التجرید (۳: ۱۳۳۱): وكذلك أثاث البیت محظوره ومباحه سواء، وآلة الصناع مثله، وقال الكاساني في البدائع (۲: ۱۳): وأما آلات الصناع وظروف أمتعة التجارة لا تكون مال التجارة لأنھا لا تباع مع الأمتعة عادة، وراجع المحیط البرھاني (۲: ۲٤۹) وتبیین الحقائق (۱: ۲٥۳) والدر المختار (۲: ۲٦٥)۔

Allah knows best

Yusuf Shabbir

26 Ramaḍān 1438 / 21 June 2017

Approved by: Mufti Shabbir Ahmad and Mufti Muhammad Tahir

This answer was collected from IslamicPortal.co.uk, which is a repository of Islamic Q&A, articles, books, and resources. Various schools write and oversee the answers, including Maulana Yusuf Shabbir, Mufti Shabbir Ahmed, and Mufti Muhammad Tahir. 

Read answers with similar topics: