An inquiry into zakat, ‘ushr and its recipients

Question

(1) Is the zakat on the produce of the land a fortieth part or a twentieth part, and under what conditions? That is, when the land rent and land revenue of the present government are being paid, will the same amount of zakat still have to be paid that Islam fixed under an Islamic government? (2) Are only grains, such as wheat, chickpeas and the like, counted as the produce of the land, or are ginger, potatoes and the like also included in the produce of the land? (3)

Answer

(1) On grain and the like that grows from ‘ushri land — whether the crop grew from rainwater or from the water of a natural river and the like, without payment — zakat is wajib, and it is a tenth of the produce: [ar]قال أبو حنيفة ﵀: وفي قليل ما أخرجته الأرض وكثيره العشر، سواء سُقي سيحاً أو سقته السماء[/ar] “Abu Hanifa ﵀ said: ‘On little or much of what the earth brings forth…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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