No zakaah is due on figs

No zakaah is due on vegetables, such as tomatoes and
cucumbers, or on fruits, such as pomegranates, figs, peaches and melons,
because they are not measured or stored; but if one deals in them then
zakaah should be paid after one year if their value reaches the nisaab, as
with all other trade goods. 

It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (may Allaah be
pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) said: “There is no zakaah due on less than five wasqs of dates or
grains.” Narrated by Muslim (979). 

The relevant point here is “less than five wasqs”, which
indicates that measures are relevant. That which is not measurable is not
subject to zakaah.  

Ibn Qudaamah said in al-Mughni (2/294): There is no
zakaah on other fruits, such as peaches, pears, apples, apricots, figs and
walnuts.  

Al-Nawawi said in al-Majmoo’ (4/435): The texts of
al-Shaafa’i and his companions are agreed that there is no zakaah on figs,
apples, quince, pomegranates, peaches, walnuts, apricots, bananas, and so
on. 

The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas
said: Figs are not subject to zakaah, because they are fruits like
pomegranates and pears and so on, and they are not things that are measured
or stored. 

Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa’imah
(9/233). 

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was
asked in Fataawa Noor ‘ala al-Darb: Is zakaah due on olives, olive
oil, pomegranates, and figs? Because we live in an area where these crops
are cultivated widely. 

He replied: No zakaah is due on these crops; rather zakaah is
due on dates and grapes. As for olives, pomegranates, oranges, apples and
citrons, no zakaah is due on any of them. But if a person sells them and
gets money for them and it stays with him for a whole year, then he has to
pay zakaah, but this is zakaah on money, not fruit. End quote. 

This was stated in a fatwa by Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah
have mercy on him) in Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (14/70). 

And Allaah knows best.