Zakat on cows and sheep
| Kind of livestock | Nisab and range of livestock | Zakat deductible |
|---|---|---|
| Cows* | Less than 30 | No zakat is due unless the owner of the cows wants to give |
| 30 | 1 tabee’ (male) or tabee'ah (female), which is a bovine that is one year old and has entered its second year | |
| For every 40 | 1 musinnah (a two-year-old cow) | |
| Sheep** | Less than 40 | No zakat is due unless the owner of the sheep wants to give |
| 40–120 | 1 sheep is due | |
| 121–200 | 2 sheep are due | |
| 201–300 | 3 sheep are due | |
| More than 300 | For every hundred, one sheep is due |
| Kind of livestock | Nisab and range of livestock | Zakat deductible |
|---|---|---|
| Cows* | Less than 30 | No zakat is due unless the owner of the cows wants to give |
| 30 | 1 tabee’ (male) or tabee'ah (female), which is a bovine that is one year old and has entered its second year | |
| For every 40 | 1 musinnah (a two-year-old cow) | |
| Sheep** | Less than 40 | No zakat is due unless the owner of the sheep wants to give |
| 40–120 | 1 sheep is due | |
| 121–200 | 2 sheep are due | |
| 201–300 | 3 sheep are due | |
| More than 300 | For every hundred, one sheep is due |
Source(s): *Sunan Ibn Majah online, hadith 1804. **Sahih Al-Bukhari online, hadith 1454
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