Is there zakah on land prepared for construction?
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The questioner : Okay, Your Eminence, another question. Yes, I had a sum of money, and then I was always spending it during the blessed month of Ramadan. Now, with this amount, I bought a piece of land, and I might sell it or keep it. Does this piece of land have zakah on it, or does it not?
The Shaykh : Why did you buy this land? What did you buy it for?
The questioner : To build a house on it.
The Shaykh : No, there is no zakah on it.
The questioner : Well, what if I change my mind at any time in the coming years and sell it?
The Shaykh : You do not owe zakah except on its value if a lunar year has passed.
The Shaykh : Why did you buy this land? What did you buy it for?
The questioner : To build a house on it.
The Shaykh : No, there is no zakah on it.
The questioner : Well, what if I change my mind at any time in the coming years and sell it?
The Shaykh : You do not owe zakah except on its value if a lunar year has passed.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 836- هل على الأرض المعده للبناء زكاة؟/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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