Is it obligatory to pay zakah on a farm, even if it is in debt?

Question:
I have a farm that is in debt by two hundred and fifty thousand riyals, and the farm’s yield is two hundred and fifty thousand riyals. Is there any zakah in that?

Answer:
We do not know what the farm produces. If its produce is grains, then zakah is obligatory on the grains if they reach the nisab. If the grains are wheat, barley, corn, or barley, zakah is obligatory on the grains at the time of harvest. Allah the Exalted said: This means that the zakah on grains is paid when a person harvests his crop and is able to obtain it. He pays one-tenth if it is watered without expense, or half of one-tenth if it is watered with expense and effort.
Likewise, if the produce is dates or grapes, he pays zakah on the dates or on the grapes at the time of their gathering and harvest, at the time of their gathering and harvest from the trees.
As for if this farm produces vegetables, it produces vegetables, whether they are these or other vegetables, and he sells them, then he pays zakah on the money he sold them for if a lunar year has passed on the money while it is in his possession. He pays zakah on the money he obtains from selling the vegetables produced by his farm if a year has passed on it while it is in his possession. If he spends it before the year is up, then there is nothing due on it. Yes.