How is the zakat calculated for an investment in aviation bond sukuk (agency certificates) whose market value has currently fallen to around 70%? Is it calculated based on the market price, the purchase price, or the amount to be received in the future? Are the profits received every six months subject to zakat immediately upon receipt, or after a full hawl (lunar year) has passed from reaching the nisab? And what is the obligatory zakat percentage on the principal and the profits?
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If the are for investment, then their is calculated as zakat on productive assets, on the net profits, not on the principal. The amount of zakat is a quarter of a tenth (2.5%) after the completion of one Hijri year from the start of the investment. However, if they are for trading purposes, then zakat on trade goods is obligatory on them according to their market value.
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