The Ruling on the Zakah of Land Prepared for Sale
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The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I have a group of inexpensive plots of land on the outskirts of Riyadh, and I will sell them in the future, if Allah wills, to buy a house with their value. Is there zakah on them? And if some of it is a grant from the government, is there zakah on that as well?
The Shaykh:
Yes, as long as you have intended to sell them, there is no zakah. If a year has passed over them, you appraise them and pay the zakah on the value they equal.
What?
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I have a group of inexpensive plots of land on the outskirts of Riyadh, and I will sell them in the future, if Allah wills, to buy a house with their value. Is there zakah on them? And if some of it is a grant from the government, is there zakah on that as well?
The Shaykh:
Yes, as long as you have intended to sell them, there is no zakah. If a year has passed over them, you appraise them and pay the zakah on the value they equal.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/50 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (6:15)
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