The obligatory amount of Zakah on every sixty sheep

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A 1: The obligatory amount of Zakah on every sixty sheep is only one sheep, chosen from the average, if they are free pasture grazing, which graze freely all year round or most of it and were raised for producing milk and breeding. If this Nisab consists of sheep and goats, Zakah can be given from either kind from the average. If the payer gives (Part No. 8; Page No. 40) the best and the most expensive, it would be better, though he is not allowed to pay it from the worst since Zakah should be taken from the average. There is no harm in your distribution of the price of the ram if it is the amount of your Zakah. Otherwise, you have to complete your Zakah.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.