Is zakat obligatory on cats that are not sold but are used solely for the trade of their offspring, if they reach the nisab and a full year has passed over them, and are they considered trade goods?

The majority of scholars permit the sale of cats. However, the ruling adopted in this fatwa is that it is forbidden, due to the strength of its proofs. According to the view of permissibility, zakat is not obligatory on the offspring of cats that are sold, because it is not considered zakatable wealth. The proceeds from their sale initiate a new hawl (lunar year). If a hawl passes and the amount reaches the nisab (minimum threshold), then zakat becomes obligatory. For zakat to be obligatory on trade goods, two conditions must be met: they must have been acquired through a compensatory exchange, and their owner must intend them for trade. These two conditions do not apply to cats or their offspring in this particular case.