Zakat of Horses: A Comparative Study

Abstract

This study aims to examine the opinions of Abu Obaid and the jurists of the four schools of thought regarding the ruling on the zakat of horses, through a comparative jurisprudential study, highlighting the evidence and the principle upon which Abu Obaid relied, comparing it with the other schools of thought and their evidence, and weighing them based on the strength of the evidence after discussion and analysis. The study also seeks to elucidate Abu Obaid's opinion on the ruling of zakat on horses and its distribution to the public and scholars, making it easily accessible. This inductive-analytical -comparative approach was employed for the research purposes.   The study is divided into an introduction and two sections. The first section defined zakat, its legitimacy, and its wisdom. The second section discussed the zakat of horses. The study key findings showed that understanding the categories of zakat and comparing the opinions of jurists, past and present, was crucial, especially in our time. Zakat was not obligatory on horses.