What is the Zakat on two hundred camels designated for trade?

Zakat is obligatory on pasturing camels (Sa'imah) that graze on wild plants, provided they reach the nisab (minimum threshold). As for camels that are fed (ma'lufah), there is no zakat on them unless they are for trade, in which case they are subject to trade zakat. This is based on the hadith narrated by Al-Bukhari from Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) specified pasturing sheep, and also the hadith of Bahz bin Hakim, from his father, from his grandfather, which states: "For every forty pasturing camels, there is a Bint Labun (a two-year-old female camel)."

Ibn Qudamah said in Al-Mughni: "The mention of 'pasturing' excludes those that are fed, as there is no zakat on them according to most scholars."

If the number of pasturing camels reaches 200, their owner has the choice of giving five Bint Labun (two-year-old female camels) or four Hiqqah (three-year-old female camels). This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him): "And if they exceed one hundred and twenty, then for every forty, there is a Bint Labun, and for every fifty, there is a Hiqqah."

If the fed camels are for trade, they are subject to trade zakat. Their value is assessed at the end of the year, and a quarter of a tenth (2.5%) of this value is to be given. This assessment includes all camels, young and old, and those newly born, because the hawl (zakat year) of the offspring follows that of their mothers.