Zakat on pasturing animals (saimah)

The goat given for the first four bands may be male or female, but must be a full year old (in its second year). “One-year-old”, “two-year-old” and so on for the she-camels likewise mean the animal has entered its second, third or later year. Numbers between two nisab levels (such as 6 to 9, or 11 to 14) add nothing further: up to 9 camels only one goat is due, up to 14 only two, and so on. Female camels should be given for zakat; if a male is given instead, its zakat value is calculated on the price of a female camel. The passage does not give the calculation that applies once camels reach 121 or more.

“One-year-old” means the animal has entered its second year. After sixty cows, every further group of ten is worked out from two units: for every 30 cows, one one-year-old calf; for every 40 cows, one two-year-old calf, combined so the units add up to the total herd. The source document's own worked example reads: “For example, in a herd of 70 camels, one one-year-old calf and one two-year-old calf are due, as the herd contains one basic and one double amount; in an 80-camel herd, two two-year-old calves are due, as it contains two basic amounts”, reproduced here exactly as printed even though the heading and the surrounding rules concern cows, not camels; see this batch's review notes. Buffaloes are treated exactly as cows, and where someone owns both, the two are counted together toward the nisab. There is flexibility in the zakat on cows and buffaloes: either a male or a female calf may be given. The number of cows between two nisab levels (such as 31 to 39, or 41 to 59) adds nothing further.

The goat given must be a full year old. The source document states that numbers between two nisab levels add nothing further, giving 31 to 39 or 41 to 99 as its examples, reproduced here exactly as printed, though the goat nisab levels set out above are 40 and 121, not 40 and 100; see this batch's review notes. Sheep, rams and lambs are included in the category of goats for zakat, and there is no distinction between male and female goats.

The goat given for the first four bands may be male or female, but must be a full year old (in its second year). “One-year-old”, “two-year-old” and so on for the she-camels likewise mean the animal has entered its second, third or later year. Numbers between two nisab levels (such as 6 to 9, or 11 to 14) add nothing further: up to 9 camels only one goat is due, up to 14 only two, and so on. Female camels should be given for zakat; if a male is given instead, its zakat value is calculated on the price of a female camel. The passage does not give the calculation that applies once camels reach 121 or more.

“One-year-old” means the animal has entered its second year. After sixty cows, every further group of ten is worked out from two units: for every 30 cows, one one-year-old calf; for every 40 cows, one two-year-old calf, combined so the units add up to the total herd. The source document's own worked example reads: “For example, in a herd of 70 camels, one one-year-old calf and one two-year-old calf are due, as the herd contains one basic and one double amount; in an 80-camel herd, two two-year-old calves are due, as it contains two basic amounts”, reproduced here exactly as printed even though the heading and the surrounding rules concern cows, not camels; see this batch's review notes. Buffaloes are treated exactly as cows, and where someone owns both, the two are counted together toward the nisab. There is flexibility in the zakat on cows and buffaloes: either a male or a female calf may be given. The number of cows between two nisab levels (such as 31 to 39, or 41 to 59) adds nothing further.

The goat given must be a full year old. The source document states that numbers between two nisab levels add nothing further, giving 31 to 39 or 41 to 99 as its examples, reproduced here exactly as printed, though the goat nisab levels set out above are 40 and 121, not 40 and 100; see this batch's review notes. Sheep, rams and lambs are included in the category of goats for zakat, and there is no distinction between male and female goats.

The goat given for the first four bands may be male or female, but must be a full year old (in its second year). “One-year-old”, “two-year-old” and so on for the she-camels likewise mean the animal has entered its second, third or later year. Numbers between two nisab levels (such as 6 to 9, or 11 to 14) add nothing further: up to 9 camels only one goat is due, up to 14 only two, and so on. Female camels should be given for zakat; if a male is given instead, its zakat value is calculated on the price of a female camel. The passage does not give the calculation that applies once camels reach 121 or more.

“One-year-old” means the animal has entered its second year. After sixty cows, every further group of ten is worked out from two units: for every 30 cows, one one-year-old calf; for every 40 cows, one two-year-old calf, combined so the units add up to the total herd. The source document's own worked example reads: “For example, in a herd of 70 camels, one one-year-old calf and one two-year-old calf are due, as the herd contains one basic and one double amount; in an 80-camel herd, two two-year-old calves are due, as it contains two basic amounts”, reproduced here exactly as printed even though the heading and the surrounding rules concern cows, not camels; see this batch's review notes. Buffaloes are treated exactly as cows, and where someone owns both, the two are counted together toward the nisab. There is flexibility in the zakat on cows and buffaloes: either a male or a female calf may be given. The number of cows between two nisab levels (such as 31 to 39, or 41 to 59) adds nothing further.

The goat given must be a full year old. The source document states that numbers between two nisab levels add nothing further, giving 31 to 39 or 41 to 99 as its examples, reproduced here exactly as printed, though the goat nisab levels set out above are 40 and 121, not 40 and 100; see this batch's review notes. Sheep, rams and lambs are included in the category of goats for zakat, and there is no distinction between male and female goats.