On Whom Is the Zakah on a Building That Is Constructed and Then Sold Obligatory
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Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I have a large piece of land, praise be to Allah. A company asked me to build a four-story building on it, on the condition that once I finish building it, the company will buy the building from me. It is known that this company will offer the building for sale after it buys it. The question, Honorable Shaykh Salih, is: On whom is zakah obligatory during the construction period for this land?
Answer:
Zakah is obligatory on the one who owns it after the construction is complete. The one who owns it after the construction is complete is the one on whom zakah is obligatory. Yes.
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I have a large piece of land, praise be to Allah. A company asked me to build a four-story building on it, on the condition that once I finish building it, the company will buy the building from me. It is known that this company will offer the building for sale after it buys it. The question, Honorable Shaykh Salih, is: On whom is zakah obligatory during the construction period for this land?
Answer:
Zakah is obligatory on the one who owns it after the construction is complete. The one who owns it after the construction is complete is the one on whom zakah is obligatory. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 04 فتاوى على الهواء - 10 / 02 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (31:33)
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