‘Ushr

Question

Zayd is an ‘alim (scholar). In his area zakat on grain produce is generally paid, and those who do not pay zakat are reviled and reproached. Is this treatment correct according to the Shari‘a? It should be borne in mind that only owners of the nisab give zakat on grain. For two and a half years now Zayd has been doing religious work in an area of Assam; in this connection a madrasa has been established for memorizing the Noble Qur’an.

Answer

Zayd’s establishing a religious madrasa and striving for it deserve the highest praise; may Allah the Pure make his efforts fruitful and grant him a good reward. For zakat-‘ushr to be wajib on the produce of land, it is necessary that Muslim ownership be established over that land; after the abolition of the landlord system, Muslim ownership has, as a rule, not remained over…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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