Is zakah paid on the value of a rented-out house or on the value of the rent?
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Question:
I own a house that I do not need, and I only benefit from the rent. Do I pay zakah on the value of the house or on the value of the rent?
Answer:
If you intend the house for rental and not for sale, but only for rental, then you pay zakah on the rent only, and there is no zakah on the house. However, if you intend to sell it and rent it out at the same time, then you owe zakah on the value of the house and zakah on the rent, both of them.
I own a house that I do not need, and I only benefit from the rent. Do I pay zakah on the value of the house or on the value of the rent?
Answer:
If you intend the house for rental and not for sale, but only for rental, then you pay zakah on the rent only, and there is no zakah on the house. However, if you intend to sell it and rent it out at the same time, then you owe zakah on the value of the house and zakah on the rent, both of them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تدفع الزكاة للبيت المستأجر على قيمته أم على قيمة الإيجار؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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