Does the lunar year for the zakah on a building begin from the start of its construction or after the construction is completed?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: There is a person who has a piece of land on which he is building a structure, and then he sells it. Is there zakah on the value of the land or the structure while it is under construction, before it is finished?
Answer:
As long as he is building, he owes nothing. Once the structure is completed and he offers it for sale, the lunar year begins; the lunar year begins from its completion and its being offered for sale. As for the time of preparation, that does not count. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: There is a person who has a piece of land on which he is building a structure, and then he sells it. Is there zakah on the value of the land or the structure while it is under construction, before it is finished?
Answer:
As long as he is building, he owes nothing. Once the structure is completed and he offers it for sale, the lunar year begins; the lunar year begins from its completion and its being offered for sale. As for the time of preparation, that does not count. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يبدأ حساب حول زكاة عمارة ما من أثناء بنائها أم بعد الانتهاء من البناء؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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