Q:
1. I want to ask that if Zakaat is compulsory on the clothes which are rarely used i.e This time almost everyone has wardrobes filled with clothes from which some are used and others are rarely in use. Is zakaat fradh on these clothes or not?
2. Same way I am used to buying different books like Islamic books, Sciencebooks and others and have a huge amount of books at my home. Is Zakaat fardh on these books?
A:
1. No
2. No
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
Answered by:
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & Approved:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)