Alms Tax: Paying Zakat on Items Received as Zakat

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Ayatullah Sistani

Ruling 1998

If a poor person takes camels, cows, sheep, gold, or silver as zakat, in the event that the conditions for zakat to become obligatory for him are fulfilled with regard to those items, he must give zakat on them.

-Ayatullah Sistani, Practical Laws of Islam, Alms Tax (Zakat)