Cash and savings
The value of the wealth, reaching the nisab, and the passing of the year in cases where it is a condition are reviewed, with homogeneous wealth being combined in the calculation.
Trade goods
What is prepared for sale and trade is valued at the completion of the year according to Shari'ah rules, and not every asset the trader owns is treated alike.
Crops, fruits and livestock
These types have nisabs, conditions and particular amounts, so their rules are presented in separate lessons after scholarly review.
Contemporary wealth
Shares, funds, investment accounts and debts need knowing the nature of the wealth and the purpose of owning it; so one ruling is not given to all forms.
Review sources
This page is a brief teaching introduction, and does not make one ruling for all forms of contemporary wealth. Each type returns to its source and its conditions, and complex cases still need independent scholarly review.
- Rulings relating to zakat — zakatable wealth and trade goodsShaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-'Uthaymin, may Allah have mercy on him — the official siteOpen the specific source
- Is there zakat on shares? And what is the amount?Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-'Uthaymin, may Allah have mercy on him — the official siteOpen the specific source
- Is there zakat on date palms found in houses?Zakat of grains and fruits — the official site of the Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on himOpen the specific source
- Zakat of grazing, fed and trade sheepThe official site of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-'Uthaymin, may Allah have mercy on himOpen the specific source