1. Is zakat due on all merchandise in a store at the end of the year, knowing that some of it has not yet reached its hawl (one lunar year), while other parts have remained for more than a hawl? And is the value of raw materials included in the zakat calculation? 2. Does the calculation of zakat on an abaya begin from the time the payment for its raw materials is received? 3. If gold reaches the nisab (minimum threshold) but cash alone does not, is zakat due on both or only on the gold? 4. Is zakat due on commercial goods purchased for the purpose of sale and sold within a year, assuming that the money received from them will be spent within the same year? 5. If the nisab is 10, and a person owns a total of 15, but only 5 of that has reached its hawl, is zakat due on these 5?

The zakat on trade goods is obligatory by appraising them at the end of the year (hawl) at their selling price, and by giving out a quarter of a tenth (2.5%), provided that their value reaches the nisab of gold or silver. The hawl is calculated from the moment one takes possession of the money with which the goods were purchased, and the hawl continues for them even if they transform into goods and then back into money. If the hawl arrives, all existing goods are appraised, even if more than a year has passed since their acquisition. Raw materials used in manufacturing are also appraised and zakat is paid on them when the hawl is due. Gold, money, and trade goods are combined together to complete the nisab. Money gained from trade profits is subject to zakat along with its principal. As for money gained from another source, it can be paid along with the first money as an accelerated payment, or a separate hawl can be set for it.