Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that there is no Zakat on goods until those goods are for trade.

Hazrat Ibn Sirin states that the value of the goods will be assessed, and then zakat will be paid on it.

Hazrat Abdul Malik states that Hazrat Ata was asked: If a person bought some goods and then those goods remained with him for two years, is zakat due on them? He replied: No.

Ibrahim says that every item kept for trade is subject to zakat, whether it is milk or clay. And the same is narrated from Hazrat Hakam.

10758 - He said: And Al-Hakam used to see that.

It is narrated from Hazrat Qasim that whenever Hazrat Siddiq Akbar granted a stipend to someone from the treasury, he would ask him whether he possessed any wealth. If the answer was yes, he would deduct zakat from the amount of the stipend; otherwise, he would hand it over to him.

Hazrat Abdullah says that when we received ten to twenty-five camels or goats as allowance (stipend) from the treasury, we used to pay zakat on it.

It is narrated from Hazrat Hubairah that Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) used to pay zakat on stipends; it was twenty-five on every thousand.

It is narrated from Hazrat Humaid bin Abdur Rahman that Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abd al-Qari was appointed as (supervisor) over the treasury along with Hazrat Abdullah bin Arqam during the time of Hazrat Umar Farooq. When stipends were distributed from the treasury, Hazrat Umar would gather the merchants' goods, then calculate the cash and credit, and then collect zakat from every present and absent person.

It is narrated from Hazrat Qasim that whenever Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq granted a stipend to someone, he would ask him. The rest of the hadith is narrated in the same manner.