Is zakah obligatory on land endowed for a mosque?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner also says: I have land that I intend to build a mosque with its value, so is there zakah on it?
The Shaykh:
If he intends it for the mosque, there is no zakah on it because it has become an endowment. Yes.
The questioner:
If the Shaykh wants to sell it.
The Shaykh:
If he turns away from building the mosque, it becomes subject to zakah, but if his intention remains that it is for the mosque, there is no zakah in it?
May Allah reward you. The questioner also says: I have land that I intend to build a mosque with its value, so is there zakah on it?
The Shaykh:
If he intends it for the mosque, there is no zakah on it because it has become an endowment. Yes.
The questioner:
If the Shaykh wants to sell it.
The Shaykh:
If he turns away from building the mosque, it becomes subject to zakah, but if his intention remains that it is for the mosque, there is no zakah in it?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [129] هل تجب الزكاة في الأرض الموقوفة للمسجد؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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