Zakah on land prepared for construction

Question:
And regarding the purchase of the Shaykh, he has already escaped from them. I bought a piece of land and then bought another piece of land next to it to establish a commercial project and extract heat from the rest of the land, but the two countries were imposed upon, so I remained with the land. The questioner asks: Is there zakah on these two pieces of land? Knowing that I am benefiting from their price and am not engaged in trade.

Answer:
If it is not prepared for sale, but rather prepared for building, then there is no zakah on it. Zakah becomes obligatory on it only if it is prepared for sale and offered for sale, and a year has passed after the intention, because it has become trade goods. However, if it is kept for building upon it, but it has not been possible for you to build on it at the present time, and you are waiting for the opportunity, then there is no zakah on it. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family.