If one gathers money to buy a house, is zakah due on it?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I live in a country where house prices are very high, and I work in a job, and I am saving my money to buy a house. Is zakah due on this money?
Answer:
Yes, if you have gathered the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) or more, then zakah is obligatory on it, without regard to your intention for it, whether it is for a house, marriage, paying off a debt, or something similar. If a lunar year passes and it reaches the nisab, zakah is obligatory on it because the conditions for obligation are met. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I live in a country where house prices are very high, and I work in a job, and I am saving my money to buy a house. Is zakah due on this money?
Answer:
Yes, if you have gathered the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) or more, then zakah is obligatory on it, without regard to your intention for it, whether it is for a house, marriage, paying off a debt, or something similar. If a lunar year passes and it reaches the nisab, zakah is obligatory on it because the conditions for obligation are met. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [548 -582] من جمع مالا ليشتري بيتا، هل عليه زكاة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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