I have land and I am hesitating between selling it and developing it, then I sold it. Is zakah obligatory on me?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I have land, and I am hesitating whether to sell it or develop it. In the end, I sold it. Is there zakah on it?
Answer:
As long as you were hesitating and had not resolved to sell it, there is no zakah on it. But once you sold it, if its value remains with you until a lunar year has passed, you pay zakah on it. If you spent it before the lunar year, there is nothing on it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: I have land, and I am hesitating whether to sell it or develop it. In the end, I sold it. Is there zakah on it?
Answer:
As long as you were hesitating and had not resolved to sell it, there is no zakah on it. But once you sold it, if its value remains with you until a lunar year has passed, you pay zakah on it. If you spent it before the lunar year, there is nothing on it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1080- 4717] عندي أرض ومتردد في بيعها وعمارتها ثم بعتها فهل تجب علي الزكاة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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