1. What is the ruling on leasing agricultural land? 2. If rain-fed agricultural land (subject to Ushriyyah Zakat) is leased, upon whom is the Zakat on the produce obligatory: is it upon the buyer of the crop or the landowner? And if the landowner receives part of the crop in cash and in kind (such as olive oil), is Zakat obligatory upon him for what he received in kind, and is Zakat obligatory on the surplus if it is more than his needs? 3. Is it permissible to delay paying Zakat on produce due to certain circumstances? 4. Is Zakat on produce obligatory for someone who is in debt, if the money obtained is not enough to pay off the debt or barely suffices? 5. What is the ruling on someone who did not pay Zakat on his produce due to ignorance of its obligation, and what is required of him if Zakat has accumulated and he no longer keeps track of it? And what is required of him if he did not pay it despite knowing of its obligation and wishes to repent?
It is permissible to sell olives on the trees after their ripeness becomes apparent, and the zakat is incumbent upon the seller. The zakat must be given in the form of olives or oil. It is not permissible to delay giving out zakat, nor is debt deducted from the wealth subject to zakat in crops and fruits. Whoever delays giving out zakat for years must give it out according to their ability, and zakat does not lapse due to the passage of time.
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