Is zakah obligatory on money set aside for building a mosque if it increases through trade?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: The money that was allocated for building a mosque was not sufficient to build the mosque, so it was increased through trade until it reached the amount required to build the mosque. Does this money have zakah on it if a lunar year passes over it?
Answer:
No, money set aside for building a mosque does not have zakah on it, because this does not have an owner; rather, it is for the mosque. This is for the mosque; it does not have an owner. Zakah is only obligatory on the owner of the money, and this does not have an owner. This is earmarked for the mosque and charitable projects. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: The money that was allocated for building a mosque was not sufficient to build the mosque, so it was increased through trade until it reached the amount required to build the mosque. Does this money have zakah on it if a lunar year passes over it?
Answer:
No, money set aside for building a mosque does not have zakah on it, because this does not have an owner; rather, it is for the mosque. This is for the mosque; it does not have an owner. Zakah is only obligatory on the owner of the money, and this does not have an owner. This is earmarked for the mosque and charitable projects. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [135] هل تجب الزكاة في المال المعد لبناء مسجد إذا نمي بالتجارة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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