From which asset should Zakah be paid when a full Hawl (lunar year) has passed on trade goods?

Chapter on Zakat on Sheep

Al-Mughni

Book of Zakat

Book 8 · Issue 1 · Bab 3

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Zakah must be paid from the commodity that was sold, not from the capital currently in possession. This is because Zakah became obligatory specifically due to that sold asset; without it, Zakah would not have been required on this type of wealth.