The ruling on buying water pipes and carpeting the mosque with zakah, and the zakah on land

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.

The presenter : And upon you be peace.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Yes, that is correct. I have a question: I want to give zakah, if Allah wills, in Ramadan. Is it permissible, as long as I buy real water pipes, to put them on a road? How? I want to buy water pipes with the zakah.

The Shaykh : Yes, yes, no, it is not permissible.

The questioner : I put them on a road.

The Shaykh : That is not permissible, may Allah keep you safe.

The questioner : Or, for example, can I put carpeting in the mosque or something? No, it is not permissible at all. Good, may you live long. I bought a piece of land on the basis that I would develop it.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : And then, may you live long, I did not get the money and I was not able to develop it, so I intended to sell it. Good. I do not know, by Allah, I am hesitating whether to sell it or develop it. It has been a year now. Do I give zakah on it or not? How?

The Shaykh : No, there is no zakah on it.

The questioner : Why Trump?

The Shaykh : Or does this not have zakah because it is not for trade, nor money, nor any of the wealth subject to zakah.

The questioner : Yes. That means we do not give zakah on it.

The Shaykh : No, it is not obligatory for you to give zakah on it.

The presenter : Good, may Allah reward you with good.