The collector must not demand the very best without adjustment or accept the very worst such that beneficiaries are deprived. The owner must compensate a shortfall when substituting a lower class and cannot reduce the due at will.
Thus “take the middle” and “collect the difference” are connected principles: fair collection and preservation of the full assessed obligation.
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Miscellaneous Zakat Rules: Substitutes, Value, Grazing and the Zakat Year
The collector must not demand the very best without adjustment or accept the very worst such that beneficiaries are deprived. The owner must compensate a shortfall when substituting a lower class and cannot reduce the due at will.
Thus “take the middle” and “collect the difference” are connected principles: fair collection and preservation of the full assessed obligation.