Should lost camels be included in the Nisab of Zakah to pay Zakah on them?

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Q 9: Should lost camels be included in the Nisab (the minimum amount on which Zakah is due) of Zakah (obligatory charity) though sometimes these lost camels affect the amount on which Zakah is due? For example, if a person has 34 camels and two other lost camels and then we calculate the two lost camels with the available number of 34, the due Zakah will be Bint Labun (a two-year-old she-camel) but if they are not added, only Bint Makhad (a one-year-old she-camel) will be due.

A 9: There is no due Zakah on the lost camels until the owner finds them and it is impermissible to add them to the existent camels. Rather, the due Zakah on the existent camels should be given when they reach the Nisab separately without adding the lost camels.