What is the obligatory zakat on a privately owned feddan of bananas, and on another that is rented, knowing that bananas cost a lot to cultivate until they bear fruit?

Scholars have differed regarding what is subject to zakat from what the earth produces. Abu Hanifa held the view that it is obligatory on both small and large quantities of what the earth produces, relying on the generality of the Prophet's ﷺ saying: "On what is watered by the sky and springs – or was unirrigated – a tenth, and on what is watered by irrigation, half a tenth."

The three Imams, however, held the view that it is obligatory on what is measurable by volume and is a staple food, such as rice and dates, citing the Prophet's ﷺ saying: "There is no sadaqa (zakat) on less than five wasqs of dates." They also argued that fruits and vegetables are not measurable by volume, so zakat is not obligatory on them.

The preponderant opinion is that of the majority (Jumhur), which states that zakat is not obligatory on fruits and vegetables, as there is no evidence to that effect from the Prophet ﷺ or his Companions. Zakat becomes obligatory on their price if it reaches the nisab (minimum threshold) and a hawl (one lunar year) has passed over it.