Is zakah obligatory on land that its owner intends to sell if a lunar year has passed over it?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: I have a piece of land that I have not prepared, I have not put it up for sale currently; rather, I will leave it until prices rise. So is there zakah on it, or is the zakah due when it is offered for sale?
Answer:
My brother, you intend to sell it, but you say you are waiting for the price to rise. This is an intention to sell, so zakah becomes obligatory from the time of the intention to sell. Once a lunar year has passed after the intention, you pay the zakah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: I have a piece of land that I have not prepared, I have not put it up for sale currently; rather, I will leave it until prices rise. So is there zakah on it, or is the zakah due when it is offered for sale?
Answer:
My brother, you intend to sell it, but you say you are waiting for the price to rise. This is an intention to sell, so zakah becomes obligatory from the time of the intention to sell. Once a lunar year has passed after the intention, you pay the zakah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجب الزكاة على الأرض التي نوى صاحبها بيعها إذا حال عليها الحول؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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