Zakāt Livestock
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"Zakāt" on Livestock or cattle ( N .) Al-An'am Arabic: زكاة الأنعام [1]
Zakat literally means "to be clear, to grow, to increase, Allah has prescribed Zakat as an obligatory charity, as a duty to Allah, upon every wealthy individual.[2][3] Wealthy individual is defined as one who is in possession of a minimum amount of wealth called Nisab for an entire year. This charity is prescribed in order to cleanse the individual's wealth, heart, and by extension the society in general, of the baser characteristics of miserliness, selfishness, greed, and materialism and replace them with higher qualities of generosity, love and care, and mutual help. [4] Zakah is obligatory in, sheep, cows and camels.
Conditions for Zakah becoming Obligatory
With a number of conditions, Zakah becomes obligatory:
- The property has reached the amount of a Nisaab .
- The owner of that property is mature and sane.
- He is able to dispense of that property.
- In the case of cows, sheep, camels, it is necessary to possess it for twelve months, however, the obligatory precaution is that from the beginning of the twelfth month, the related Zakah is taken out. If during the twelfth month, some of the conditions disappear, the obligation of Zakah is not dropped.
Zakât on Livestock
Livestock or Al-An'am in Quran:
they set aside for Allah a share of what he has created of tilth and cattle saying: 'this is for Allah so they claim and this for our associates (gods). ' the share of their associates never reaches Allah, but the share of Allah reaches their associates. how evil they judge! (136) Surat Al-An'am [6]
that they witness profitable things for them and mention the name of Allah on well known days over the flocks which he has provided them. eat thereof, and feed the wretched poor. (28) Surat Al-Hajj [7]
and the cattle he created for you. in them, you have warmth and other uses, and of them you eat. (5) Surat An-Nahl [8]
Livestock In Hadith: Narrated Abu Dhar: Once I went to him (the Prophet ) and he said, "By Allah in Whose Hands my life is (or probably said, 'By Allah, except Whom none has the right to be worshipped), whoever had camels or cows or sheep and did not pay their Zakat, those animals will be brought on the Day of Resurrection far bigger and fatter than before and they will tread him under their hooves, and will butt him with their horns, and (those animals will come in circle): When the last does its turn, the first will start again, and this punishment will go on till Allah has finished the judgments amongst the people." (Bukhari, Vol.2, Book 24, No. 539)[9]
Grazing camels, grazing cows and grazing sheep and goats are eligible for Zakat payment. Each category of the above-mentioned livestock animals has a set Nisab amount based upon the number of animals owned.
Sub Category: Camels
| Number owned | Zakat |
|---|---|
| 1-4 | 0 |
| 5-9 | 1 Goat or sheep (1 yr old) |
| 10-14 | 2 Goat or sheep (1 yr old) |
| 15-19 | 3 Goat or sheep (1 yr old) |
| 20-24 | 4 Goat or sheep (1 yr old) |
| 25-35 | 1 One-year-old she-camel |
| 36-45 | 1 Two-year-old she-camel |
| 46-60 | 1 Three-year-old she-camel |
| 61-75 | Four-year-old she-camel |
| 76-90 | 2 Two-year-old she-camel |
| 91-120 | 2 Three-year-old she-camel |
| 121-129 | 3 three-year-old she-camels |
| 130-139 | 2 Two-year-old she-camel + Three-year-old she-camel |
| 140-149 | 2 Two-year-old she-camel + 2 Three-year-old she-camel |
| 150-159 | 3 Three-year-old she-camel |
| 160-169 | 4 Two-year-old she-camel |
| 170-179 | 1 Three-year-old she-camel +3 Two-year-old she-camel |
| 180-189 | 2 Three-year-old she-camel +2 Two-year-old she-camel |
| 190-199 | 3 Three-year-old she-camel +1 Two-year-old she-camel |
| 200-209 | 4 Three-year-old she-camel or 5 Two-year-old she-camel |
| Then in each (40) 1 Two-year-old she-camel and in each (50) 1 Three-year-old she-camel |
Sub Category : Cows, and buffaloes (Domestic and not wild)
| Number owned | Zakat |
|---|---|
| 1-29 | 0 |
| 30-39 | 1- One-year-old Bull-Calf (Male) |
| 40-59 | 1- Two-year-old Cow-Calf (Female) |
| 60-69 | 2- One-year-old calf (Male or Female) |
| 70-79 | 1- Two-year-old Cow-Calf (Female) + 1- One-year-old Bull-Calf (Male) |
| 80-89 | align=" left " 2- Two-year-old Cow-Calf (Female) |
| 90-99 | 3- One-year-old Cow-Calf (Female) |
| 100-109 | 1- Two-year-old Cow-Calf (Female) + 2- One-year-old Bull-Calf (Male) |
| 110-119 | 2- Two-year-old Cow-Calf (Female) + 2- One-year-old Bull-Calf (Male) |
| 120-129 | 3- Two-year-old Cow-Calf (Female) or 4- One-year-old Bull-Calf (Male) |
| Thus, what has increased in every thirty 1- One-year-old calf (Male or Female), and every forty 1- Two-year-old Cow-Calf (Female). |
Sub Category : Sheep and Goats
There is no zakat on sheep and goats until their number reaches forty. [Neither male or female is specified].
| Number owned | Zakat |
|---|---|
| 1-39 | 0 |
| 40-120 | 1- Goat or sheep (not less than 1 yr old) |
| 121-200 | 2- Goat or sheep (not less than 1 yr old) |
| 201-399 | 3- Goat or sheep (not less than 1 yr old) |
| 400-499 | 4- Goat or sheep (not less than 1 yr old) |
| 500-599 | 5- Goat or sheep (not less than 1 yr old) |
See also
References
- ↑ "معنى كلمة الانعام في قاموس المعاني. قاموس عربي انجليزي مصطلحات صفحة 1". Almaany.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ↑ M Salehi (2014), A Study On The Influences Of Islamic Values On Iranian Accounting Practice And Development, Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, 10(2), pp. 154-182, Quote: "Zakat is a religious tax that every Muslim has to pay."
- ↑ Z Lessy (2009), Zakat (alms-giving) management in Indonesia: Whose job should it be?, La Riba Journal Ekonomi Islam, 3(1), Quote: "zakat is alms-giving and religiously obligatory tax."
- ↑
- ↑ "أحكام الزكاة". Islamdoor.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ↑ "Text of Quran, Chapter: AL-ANAAM (CATTLE), from Verse 136 to Verse 145". Parsquran.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ↑ "Text of Quran, Chapter: AL-HAJJ (THE PILGRIMAGE), from Verse 21 to Verse 30". Parsquran.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ↑ "Text of Quran, Chapter: AN-NAHL (THE BEE), from Verse 1 to Verse 10". Parsquran.com. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ↑ (Bukhari, Vol.2, Book 24, No. 539)