Zakah on residential land rented from the state

The questioner:
The questioner says: I rented a residential plot of land from the state in my country, and the government will not take it back from me as long as I keep paying the rent,

The Shaykh:
Yes, Professor Isa.

The questioner:
And the government.

The Shaykh:
I do not repeat the evil.

The questioner:
I rented a residential plot of land from the state in my country, and the government will not take it back from me as long as I keep paying the rent. Is zakah due on it?

The Shaykh:
In what respect?

The questioner:
The land.

The Shaykh:
Zakah is due on the rent, on the one who owns the rent. As for you, you are a tenant, so no zakah is due on you. Zakah is due on the one who owns the rent. The government’s money is part of the public treasury, which is shared among the Muslims. It is a facility, a channel for zakah. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,