How should a planter calculate his zakaat?
From the produce that he gets, should he first pay his staff their wages and expenses or from the whole amount of the produce is zakaat due?
What percentage of zakaat is due on the produce?
He should take into account all the produce crop he had and calculate the realizing value of all the crop. Then he has to see whether the water he used was mostly free (51%) or mostly paid for. If he used free water for over 51% of the crop, then he has to to pay 10% of the whole crop. But if he used 51% of water that he paid for, then he has to pay 5% of the crop as Zakaat.
No. In calculating the zakaat, all the crop excluding expenses should be evaluated.
10% if 51% or more of the water was free. 5% if the water was 51% or more paid for.