LessonsZakat on Camels: Thresholds, Due Animals and Restarted AssessmentQuiz

فَإِذَا بَلَغَتْ سِتًّا وَأَرْبَعِينَ: فَفِيهَا حِقَّةٌ، إِلَى سِتِّينَ.
Translation: At 46 camels, one hiqqah is due through 60.

At 46 camels, one hiqqah is due through 60. A hiqqah is a female camel that has completed three years and entered her fourth.

The age classification matters: 45 requires bint labun, but 46 moves to hiqqah. Calling the due animal merely “a larger camel” would obscure the specific requirement.

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Forty-Six to Sixty: Hiqqah

Zakat on Camels: Thresholds, Due Animals and Restarted Assessment

فَإِذَا بَلَغَتْ سِتًّا وَأَرْبَعِينَ: فَفِيهَا حِقَّةٌ، إِلَى سِتِّينَ.
Translation: At 46 camels, one hiqqah is due through 60.

At 46 camels, one hiqqah is due through 60. A hiqqah is a female camel that has completed three years and entered her fourth.

The age classification matters: 45 requires bint labun, but 46 moves to hiqqah. Calling the due animal merely “a larger camel” would obscure the specific requirement.