Zakah on vacant land left for sale
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The questioner:
I have a piece of vacant land for which I have not paid zakah for three years. I was ignorant of the ruling, and now I want to pay the zakah for the three years. Each year has a different price than the other. Can I settle for the price of just one year?
The Shaykh:
If you intended to sell it during these years but no customer came forward with a price you were willing to accept, then you must appraise it at its value and pay its zakah as long as you intend to sell it and are waiting for a buyer. Yes.
The questioner:
What if he did not intend to sell it?
The Shaykh:
If he did not intend to sell it, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The questioner:
How is it appraised each year, at the price of that year or at the price of...?
The Shaykh:
Each year at its price for that year. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
I have a piece of vacant land for which I have not paid zakah for three years. I was ignorant of the ruling, and now I want to pay the zakah for the three years. Each year has a different price than the other. Can I settle for the price of just one year?
The Shaykh:
If you intended to sell it during these years but no customer came forward with a price you were willing to accept, then you must appraise it at its value and pay its zakah as long as you intend to sell it and are waiting for a buyer. Yes.
The questioner:
What if he did not intend to sell it?
The Shaykh:
If he did not intend to sell it, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The questioner:
How is it appraised each year, at the price of that year or at the price of...?
The Shaykh:
Each year at its price for that year. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7490 — youtube.com (6:34)
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