But if Zakàt is obligatory on him as a debt, it will be deemed as other debts.

But if Zakàt is obligatory on him as a debt, it will be deemed as other debts. Zakàt on gold and silver becomes obligatory only when they are made into coins, are in currency for transaction, and as these are not found nowadays, we abandon mentioning their rules here.

Zakàt Payable on Camel, Cow and Sheep (Including Goat) For Zakàt on camels, cows and sheep (including goats) there is one additional condition, besides the other usual conditions: The animal should have grazed in the jungle or open fields for one year.

If, for a year or apart of it, it is fed with cut or plucked grass, or if it has grazed in the farm owned by its owner, or somebody else, there is no Zakàt on it, except when it was only a little time during which the animal fed itself with the grass from its master's farm, so that it can be said commonly that it grazed in open fields for the whole year. It is not a condition for obligation of Zakàt that the camel, cow or small cattle should not have worked during the whole year.

In fact, Zakàt on them will be obligatory, if they are used for irrigation and ploughing the land, or the like, provided that it is said commonly that they were idle or not busy. Even if they are not considered so, as an obligatory precaution Zakàt should be paid on them. Minimum Taxable limit of Camels Camel has 12 taxable limits: (i) 5 Camels: and the Zakàt on them is one sheep. As long as the number of camels does not reach five, no Zakàt is payable on them.

(ii) 10 camels: and the Zakàt on them is 2 sheep. (iii) 15 camels: and the Zakàt on them is 3 sheep. (iv) 20 camels: and the Zakàt on them is 4 sheep. (v) 25 camels: and the Zakàt on them is 5 sheep. (vi) 26 camels: and the Zakàt on them is a camel which has entered the 2nd year of its life. (vii) 36 camels: and the Zakàt on them is a camel which has entered the 3rd year of its life. (viii) 46 camels: and the Zakàt on them is a camel which has entered the 4th year of its life.

(ix) 61 camels: and the Zakàt on them is a camel which has entered the 5th year of its life. (x) 76 camels: and the Zakàt on them is 2 camels which have entered the 2rd year of their life. (xi) 91 camels: and the Zakàt on them is 2 camels which have entered the 4th year of their life.