Chapter on Ruling of Vegetables in Zakat

And from him, from Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Hammad, from al-Halabi, who said: I (narrator) said to Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him: “What is due on greenery?” Imam عليه السلام said: “And what is it?” I (narrator) said: “Reeds, melons, and the like of it from vegetables.” Imam عليه السلام said: “There is nothing upon it, unless its like is sold for wealth, and a year passes over it; then charity is due in it.” (The narrator asked) “And regarding the trees of al-ghadah, of peaches, nectarines (al-firsik), and their like. ‘Is there zakat in it?’ Imam عليه السلام said: “No.” I (narrator) asked: “Its value?” – meaning the value gained from selling such. Imam عليه السلام said: “Whatever a year passes over from its price, then give zakat on it.”