Ruling on paying Zakah out of the worst sheep

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Q 1: I have 34 sheep, 12 suckling rams, 22 goats and 18 suckling and non-suckling kids. I paid some goats as Zakah (obligatory charity) on my Nisab (the minimum amount on which Zakah is due), which was 350 goats and 400 sheep. After Zakah collectors had taken the goats, they told me that goats do not discharge the responsibility of Zakah on sheep taking into consideration that at the time of collecting the number of goats was more than that of sheep according to what I have illustrated in numbers above. I hopefully wish that Your Eminence will clarify the issue for me. Should I pay the full Nisab of sheep or only a part thereof? A 1: It is Wajib (obligatory) for you to pay one average goat or one average sheep according to its value. Moreover, you are not allowed to pay the worst one out of them. You are not entitled to pay from the best, though if you do, it will be better. (Part No. 8; Page No. 41

A 1: It is Wajib (obligatory) for you to pay one average goat or one average sheep according to its value. Moreover, you are not allowed to pay the worst one out of them. You are not entitled to pay from the best, though if you do, it will be better. (Part No. 8; Page No. 41) May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.