The Fruits Of Knowledge

The Sahabah رضوان الله عليهم understood that zakah was to be collected from business inventory:

– Narrated by Amr Ibn Hammaas on the authority of his father, he said,”Umar (Ibn Al-khattaab) ordered me; he said,”Pay the zakaat from your money.” So I said,”I don’t have any money except for pouches and skin”. So he said,”Estimate it (the value) then pay it’s zakah.” [Recorded by Imaam Ahmad]

– Abdur-Rahman Ibn Abdin Al- Qaarry said, “I was in charge of bait al-maal in the era of Umar Ibn al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه ) and if Al-Ataa’ came out, he would collect the wealth of the merchants. Then he would store it…” [Ibn Abee Shaybah Vol.3 Pg.184]

Benefit: Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan (حفظه الله) mentioned,
"And how do you take out zakaat al-urood?
It is established at the completion of a full year…a fourth of a tenth…”

[Mulakhas al-Fiqhi Vol.1, Pg.277]

Example: For the one who has business inventory, at the end of a full year, he adds up the total value of his merchandise; if it reached the nisaab then he must pay zakaat for it.

The nisaab for gold is twenty mithqaal which equals 85 grams of pure gold. The nisaab for silver is 200 dirham which equals 595 grams. If the inventory value is $40,000, he (the merchant) pays $1000 (a fourth of a tenth). If it is $80,000 Yemeny Riyaals, then he pays $2000 Yemeny Riyaals.

Benefit: I approached Shaykh Fath Al-Qadasee (حفظه الله) and I asked him, “What is the total value amount of merchandise that makes it incumbent on a business man to give zakah from it?

He replied, “That which values around three hundred dollars or more he must give zakat from it.” As we mentioned earlier, this is the position of the majority of the Scholars (of Jurisprudence), the likes of the Sahabahرضوان الله عليهم, the four Imaams, Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah, Shaykh bin baaz, lijnatul-Daaimah (The Permanent committee), Shaykh Ibn Al-Uthaimeen رحمهم الله, Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan, Shaykh Yahya Al-Hajooree حفظهما الله and other than them.

Note: Recently, a beloved brother of ours sent me two fataawa from our Shaykh Yahya ( حفظه الله ).

عنوان الفتوى: زكاة عروض التجارة إن كان على صاحبها دين يقيمها/زكاة عروض التجارة و حكم زكاة الحبوب.

Wherein, he mentioned his view that Zakaat al-Urood is not obligatory. This fatwa of Shaykh Yahya dates back to the 5th of Shawwaal 1423 Hijriyyah. However, I remember the Shaykh mentioning his position regarding the obligation of paying the zakat of business in one of his classes. Shaykh Abdul-Hameed and Shaykh Fath al-Qadasee recently confirmed that Shaykh Yahya retracted his prior position (not viewing Zakaat ul Urood as an obligation).

The topic of Zakat ul- Urood is very detailed and expounding, [and] upon it deserves more time and effort than I have allotted. For those who are further interested, then they can refer to the books of Fiqh.
I thank Allaah for making this humble effort easy. Success is from Allaah. الحمد لله رب العالمين.

Mundhir ibn Muhammad
15th of Safar 1436H
Sanaa,Yemen

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