Is zakah obligatory on one who has land and will not offer it for sale except when its price rises?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person has land and has not offered it for sale up to now, but rather waits for several years until its price rises, and then offers it for sale, is there zakah on it?
Answer:
It is not about the offer, but about the intention. If he intends to sell it, it becomes trade goods, and zakah is obligatory on it based on his intention. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person has land and has not offered it for sale up to now, but rather waits for several years until its price rises, and then offers it for sale, is there zakah on it?
Answer:
It is not about the offer, but about the intention. If he intends to sell it, it becomes trade goods, and zakah is obligatory on it based on his intention. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3177- 4717] هل تجب الزكاة على من معه أرض ولن يعرضها للبيع إلا عند ارتفاع سعرها؟ -الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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