Chapter: Zakah on Crops and Fruits

The basis for this is the Book (Quran), the Sunnah, and the consensus (25). As for the Book, it is the saying of Allah the Almighty: "O you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which We have produced for you from the earth" (26), and Zakah is termed 'spending' (nafaqah), as evidenced by His saying: "And those who hoard gold and silver and do not spend them in the way of Allah" (27). Allah the Almighty also said: "And pay its due on the day of its harvest" (28). Ibn Abbas said: "Its due is the obligatory Zakah." He also said on another occasion: "It is the tithe (ushr) and half the tithe." From the Sunnah is the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "There is no Sadaqah on what is less than five wasqs." This is agreed upon (29). From Ibn Umar, from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), who said: "On what is watered by rain and springs, or was 'athari (30), is the tithe, and on what is watered by drawing water (by a beast), is half the tithe." This was recorded by Al-Bukhari, Abu Dawud, and Al-Tirmidhi (31). From Jabir, that he heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: "On what is watered by rivers and rain is the tithe, and on what is watered by a saaniyah (32) is half the tithe." This was recorded by Muslim and Abu Dawud (33). The scholars have reached a consensus that Sadaqah is obligatory on wheat, barley, dates, and raisins. This was stated by Ibn al-Mundhir and Ibn Abd al-Barr.