Zakaat on personal items which one intends selling

Q: Zakat is wajib on four things and out of the four, one is تجارت. So if someone decided to sell some of their belongings on eBay or Amazon, etc., will they have to pay zakat on it?

A: No.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)