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Zakaat on Cows, Camels, Goats and Sheep Not Purchased For Resale

Q: Is zakaat waajib on cows, camels, goats and sheep which are not purchased with the intention of resale?

A: If the cows, camels, goats and sheep are not purchased with the intention of resale, then it will be seen whether they are fodder fed or left to graze freely. If they are fodder fed then zakaat will not be waajib upon them irrespective of whether they are kept with the intention of selling the milk or for breeding. If they are left to graze freely for the entire year, then zakaat will be waajib provided they reach nisaab. If they are partially fodder fed and partially left to graze freely then the major portion of the year will be taken into consideration i.e. if they graze freely for more than six months, then zakaat will be waajib otherwise not.

باب السائمة ( هي ) الراعية وشرعا ( المكتفية بالرعي ) المباح ذكره الشمني ( في أكثر العام لقصد الدر والنسل ) ذكره الزيلعي وزاد في المحيط ( والزيادة والسمن ) ليعم الذكور فقط لكن في البدائع لو أسامها للحم فلا زكاة فيها كما لو أسامها للحمل والركوب ولو للتجارة ففيها زكاة التجارة (شامي 2/275)

( وعلوفة ) ما لم تكن العلوفة للتجارة (شامي 2/282)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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