Issue No. 1585- The reason why a portion of khums is given to sayyids is because they cannot receive zakāt. Therefore, it is not considered to be discrimination, and the reasons why the sayyids cannot receive zakāt have been stated in their respective places.
Issue No. 1588- If the owner of cows, sheep, camels, gold and silver becomes mature during the year, he is not liable to pay zakāt.
Issue No. 1591- There is no zakāt on a property that has been usurped and one is not able to make use of it. Similarly, if a crop has been usurped and when it becomes liable to zakāt, it is still in the hand of the usurper, zakāt is due from the owner, if later it is returned to its owner.
Issue No. 1592- If a person borrows gold, silver, or some other thing on which it is obligatory to pay zakāt, and it remains with him for a year, he should pay zakāt on it, and it is not obligatory on the lender to pay anything.
Issue No. 1593- Zakāt on wheat, barley, date and raisin will become obligatory when their quantity reaches the taxable limit which is about 847 kg.
Issue No. 1594- If before giving zakāt, one consumes a quantity of wheat, barley, date and raisin, or gives it away to another person, he should pay zakāt on the quantity spent by him.
Issue No. 1595- If the owner dies after zakāt has become obligatory on him, the zakāt should be paid out of his estate. However, if he dies before the payment of zakāt becomes obligatory, every one of the heirs, whose share reaches the taxable limit, should pay zakāt on his own share.
Issue No. 1596- The Mujtahid can appoint someone to collect zakāt after wheat and barley are threshed and chaff is separated from grains, and when the dates and grapes become dry, and if the owners of these things refuse to pay zakāt, which is the right of the deprived, the designated person can get it from them by force.
Issue No. 1597- If a person buys a crop or an orchard before zakāt becomes obligatory on it, the new owner should pay its zakāt, but if he buys it after zakāt becomes obligatory on it, the seller (previous owner) should pay its zakāt.
Issue No. 1598- If a person purchases wheat, barley, dates or grapes, and knows that the seller has paid zakāt on them, or doubts whether or not he has paid it, it is not obligatory on him to pay anything. In case he knows that he (the seller) has not paid zakāt on them, and if the Mujtahid does not permit the transaction, the transaction with regard to that portion is void. If the Mujtahid permits the transaction, he takes the amount of zakāt from the seller. In case he does not permit the transaction, he takes the amount of zakāt from the buyer in this case if he has already given the amount of zakāt to the seller, the buyer can take it back from him.
Issue No. 1599- If the weight of wheat, barley, date and grape reaches the taxable limit when they are wet, and becomes less when they dry, payment of zakāt on them is not obligatory.
Issue No. 1600- If a person consumes wheat, barley, date and raisin before they dry, and they would have reached the taxable limit if they had dried up, he should pay zakāt on them.
