Q: Is zakaat waajib upon the medication which the doctor administers to his patients or dispenses to them?

By on July 20th, 2011

This entry is part 35 of 37 in the series Zakaat Masaail

A: Zakaat is waajib upon the medication which the doctor administers to his patients or dispenses to them.

(أو نية التجارة ) في العروض إما صريحا ولا بد من مقارنتها لعقد التجارة كما سيجيء أو دلالة بأن يشتري عينا بعرض التجارة (شامي 2/267)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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