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Sahih al-Bukhari 1454 tables

Zakat on Livestock Calculator – camels, cattle, goats and sheep

Enter your herd size and see which animals are due, not a percentage but the actual animal. Distinguishes free-grazing (sa’imah) from stall-fed (ma’loofah) herds, exempts working animals and applies your school of thought to the result.

Due only if the herd stays above the Nisab for a full lunar year.

Hanafi: paying the value is permitted

Livestock Nisab: the Sahih al-Bukhari 1454 tables

Source: the letter of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq to Anas ibn Malik, Sahih al-Bukhari, Book of Zakat, hadith 1454. The thresholds are agreed across the four Sunni schools; the schools differ on the grazing condition and working animals.

Goats and sheep (Nisab 40)

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Cattle and buffalo (Nisab 30)

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Camels (Nisab 5)

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Above 120 camels: one Bint Labun per 40 and one Hiqqah per 50. Above 120 cattle: one Tabi’ per 30 and one Musinnah per 40. Above 300 goats: one goat per 100.

Grazing vs stall-fed: the dairy-farm question

Animals on a commercial dairy farm are usually fed bought fodder, so they are ma’loofah and livestock Zakat does not apply. The money earned from their milk is subject to Zakat on cash, and if the animals themselves are raised for sale they are trade goods on which 2.5% of value is due via the Business calculator. Village herds that graze freely on pasture for most of the year are sa’imah, and the tables here apply to them.

How the school of thought changes the result

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Frequently asked questions

How many goats or sheep before Zakat is due?
The Nisab for goats and sheep is 40. From 40 to 120 one goat is due, 121 to 200 two, 201 to 300 three, and then one goat per additional hundred. Below 40, nothing. These figures come from the letter of Abu Bakr recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari 1454.
What is the Nisab for cattle and buffalo?
Buffalo are treated as cattle. The Nisab is 30: from 30 to 39 one Tabi’ (a one-year-old calf), 40 to 59 one Musinnah (two-year-old), at 60 two Tabi’, then one Tabi’ per 30 and one Musinnah per 40.
What is the difference between sa’imah and ma’loofah?
Sa’imah animals graze freely on pasture for most of the year; livestock Zakat applies to them. Ma’loofah animals are mostly fed bought fodder, like dairy-farm cattle; livestock Zakat does not apply, but if they are kept for sale they are trade goods and 2.5% of their value is due.
Is Zakat due on oxen used for ploughing?
In the Hanafi, Shafi’i and Hanbali schools working animals used for ploughing, transport or irrigation are exempt, because they are tools rather than growing wealth. The Maliki school includes them. Selecting your school in the calculator applies this automatically.
Can I pay the value instead of the animal?
In the Hanafi school it is permitted to pay the market value of the animal due. The other schools require the animal itself or one of the same grade. The calculator shows a value field when Hanafi is selected.