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Conditions Where Zakat Becomes Obligatory
Issue 933: Zakat becomes obligatory only if one’s value of property reaches a certain prescribed amount (which will be detailed later) and the owner of such property must be a sane adult who can take possession of their property of their free will. Issue 934: Zakat will be payable if a person retains the ownership of cows, camels, sheep, gold and silver for twelve months; however, from the beginning of the twelfth month, they cannot handle the property in such a way that the property is lost and ruined, and if such loss of the property occurs, they will be liable; If, unwillingly, some of the conditions for the payment of Zakat are removed, it will no more be obligatory to pay Zakat. Issue 935: If the owner of some cows, sheep, camels, gold and silver reaches puberty within the financial year at the end of which Zakat is payable, it will not be obligatory for them to pay Zakat. Issue 936: Zakat will be obligatory on wheat, barely and raisins when they are recognized as wheat, barely and raisins; as for raisins, Zakat will also be obligatory on them when they are still in the form of sour grapes as a recommended precaution; Zakat becomes obligatory on dates when they are dried to some extent so that they are called Tamar. The time for paying the Zakat payable on wheat and barely is when they are threshed and the chaff is separated from the grains. The time for paying the Zakat payable on dates and raisins is when they are dried. Issue 937: If the owner of wheat, barely, raisins, and dates is pubescent at the time when Zakat becomes obligatory on these items as mentioned above, they must pay the Zakat.
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