FatwaFederal TerritoriesZakat
AL-KAFI #1416: NISAB ZAKAT KERBAU SERTA KERBAU YANG BEKERJA
How is the zakat nisab for buffaloes calculated when some of them are used for work in the rice field?
Short answer
The zakat nisab for cattle and buffaloes is 30 animals held for a full year.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Zakat
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The zakat nisab for cattle and buffaloes is 30 animals held for a full year. Animals used for work, such as pulling a plough in the rice field, are exempt from the nisab count based on a hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas. For 25 buffaloes of which five are working animals, zakat is not obligatory because the number is below the nisab and the countable total is reduced further.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Nisab binatang ternakan seperti lembu dan kerbau yang dikenakan zakat adalah 30 ekor dan haulnya adalah setahun cukup pemilikan ke atasnya.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1416: NISAB ZAKAT KERBAU SERTA KERBAU YANG BEKERJA”, 11 November 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3779-al-kafi-1416-nisab-zakat-kerbau-serta-kerbau-yang-bekerja. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/zakat-nisab-for-working-buffaloes/