How is the zakat calculated for a commercial shop, as well as for books that have been sold and those that have not, knowing the price of the book and the price of one gram of gold?
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If the books are owned with the intention of trading them, then they are considered trade goods. is obligatory on them if their value reaches the , either by themselves or by combining them with money and other trade goods, and a full year (hawl) has passed over them. One-quarter of one-tenth (2.5%) of their value must be paid. The shop itself is not subject to zakat.
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