What is the ruling concerning Zakah on livestock if it perishes before the assessor arrives?

Chapter on Zakat on Sheep

Al-Mughni

Book of Zakat

Book 8 · Issue 3 · Bab 3

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Malik stipulated that for livestock, nothing is due as Zakah until the assessor (musaddiq) arrives. If the livestock perish before the assessor comes, then nothing is due.