LessonsMiscellaneous Zakat Rules: Substitutes, Value, Grazing and the Zakat YearQuiz

وَلَيْسَ فِي الْعَوَامِلِ وَالْحَوَامِلِ وَالْعُلُوفَةِ زَكَاةٌ.
Translation: No (special livestock) zakat is due on working, load-bearing or stall-fed animals.

A headcount alone does not establish the special livestock levy; an animal’s use and maintenance matter. ‘Awamil are working animals, hawamil here denotes load-bearing animals, and ‘alufah refers to animals fed by their owner rather than maintained as qualifying grazers.

These are not charged the special grazing-livestock zakat. If instead kept as sale inventory, separate trade-asset rules apply.

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Working, Load-Carrying and Stall-Fed Animals

Miscellaneous Zakat Rules: Substitutes, Value, Grazing and the Zakat Year

وَلَيْسَ فِي الْعَوَامِلِ وَالْحَوَامِلِ وَالْعُلُوفَةِ زَكَاةٌ.
Translation: No (special livestock) zakat is due on working, load-bearing or stall-fed animals.

A headcount alone does not establish the special livestock levy; an animal’s use and maintenance matter. ‘Awamil are working animals, hawamil here denotes load-bearing animals, and ‘alufah refers to animals fed by their owner rather than maintained as qualifying grazers.

These are not charged the special grazing-livestock zakat. If instead kept as sale inventory, separate trade-asset rules apply.