Ushr
Ushr is the zakat due on crops at harvest — a tenth of the yield, or half where irrigation costs money.
What it means for me: Ushr is not a separate obligation from zakat; it is zakat's form for what the land produces. The rate depends on effort. Land watered without extra cost owes the full tenth; land watered at a cost owes half that.
Example: A farmer harvests wheat from a field watered entirely by rainfall, at no extra cost to him. He owes a tenth of that harvest as ushr, once it reaches the minimum threshold.
Do not confuse with: Zakat on savings. Zakat on money requires a full year held above a threshold; ushr is due at harvest itself, with no year required.
If scholars differ: The Hanafi school holds ushr is due on any amount harvested, with no minimum threshold at all. The majority require the harvest to reach a set minimum first, as with other forms of zakat.
See the term in context
Is zakat on agricultural produce (Ushr) obligatory upon a brother for his business project after the passing of a full year (hawl), and how is it calculated after deducting the debt amount, knowing that he did not repay his debt due to renovating and expanding the shop?
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Is zakat obligatory on cotton that is grown and sold for cash, then added to one's wealth, and is it zakat on money or 'ushr?
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Is it permissible to collect customs duties from non-Muslims when exporting their goods to Muslim lands?
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Questions that use it
What is the ruling on an Islamic government imposing taxes solely on foreign companies, to the exclusion of others, in order to acquire resources for running the country, and does the ruling differ if the state possesses subterranean resources that it can monopolize?
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?
What is the amount of zakat due on 20 sacks of dates?