Are these sheep to be considered pasture grazing or not?

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Q 3: All praise be to Allah, I have some sheep which I stall-feed every morning by supplying barley and fodder and then the shepherd takes them to graze in the mountains until late afternoon when he comes back home. This has been our habit for years. What kind of sheep are ours, pasture grazing or not? Is there any Zakah (obligatory charity) on these sheep or not?

A: If the reality is as you mentioned that they graze freely all day during the whole year or most of it, it will be considered pasture grazing cattle on which there is Zakah.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.