174477: Should he pay zakaah on shares that were given to him by
the company and over which he has no control?  I live in UK. My
husband works for a company, which provides raw materials to
other companies for making soaps, shampoos, cosmetics etc. For 3
years, he buys some company shares every month. The number of
shares is doubled by the company for its employees. Few days
ago, when I was browsing your website, I came to know that we’ve
to pay zakaah on shares. We didn’t know that before. Now I’ve
some questions: 1. My husband can sell only the shares he bought
with his money. The company shares can be sold only after the
completion of 5 years (maturity period). Even then only the
shares of first month will be mature. More shares will get
matured each month. If he sells his shares now, the company
shares given with those shares will be taken back from him. So,
he doesn’t want to sell them now. My question is, Does he still
has to give zakaah on these shares? 2. Second question is, What
is the nisaab of shar