Zakat on Crops: No Zakat is due on wheat or barley until the amount reaches a threshold of awsuq, where one wasq equals sixty sa‘a, and one sa‘a equals four mudd. A mudd weighs two hundred and ninety-two and a half dirhams. When this amount is reached and remains after deducting the tax imposed by the ruler and the expenses of the village, the following applies: • One-tenth (10%) is due if it was irrigated by rainwater or natural streams. • One-twentieth (5%) is due if it was irrigated using buckets or water-drawing mechanisms. The same rules apply to dates and raisins as to wheat and barley. If there is any remaining wheat or barley after paying the Zakat, nothing further is due on it until it is sold and a year passes on its sale proceeds.
Commentary #9