قَالَ مَالِك : وَإِنَّمَا مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ الْغَنَمُ تُعَدُّ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا بِسِخَالِهَا ، وَالسَّخْلُ لَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْهُ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ وَقَدْ يَكُونُ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ ثِمَارٌ لَا تُؤْخَذُ الصَّدَقَةُ مِنْهَا ، مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْبُرْدِيُّ وَمَا أَشْبَهَهُ لَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَدْنَاهُ كَمَا لَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ خِيَارِهِ ، قَالَ : وَإِنَّمَا تُؤْخَذُ الصَّدَقَةُ مِنْ أَوْسَاطِ الْمَالِ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: The example is like that of goats, that in counting the goats, the kids will also be counted, but the kids will not be taken in zakat. And sometimes there are fruits that are not suitable to be taken in zakat due to their excellence, such as among dates, the Barui and those similar to it. Likewise, fruits that are spoiled will also not be taken; rather, zakat will be taken from the average quality produce.