Zakah on a house where the owner lives on one floor and rents out the other
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The questioner:
Please, Sultan from Riyadh, come on the line. Welcome, may Allah keep you safe. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Shaykh, I have a question, just about the house. I have a house, and I am asking about the zakah on it. I live on the lower floor and rent out the upper floor. Is there any zakah on it?
The Shaykh:
The house itself, since you are living in the lower floor, has no zakah on it. As for the floor that you lease out, you pay zakah on its rent if a lunar year has passed over it, yes?
The questioner:
Yes, he leases out the upper floor.
The Shaykh:
Yes, you pay zakah on the rent, my brother.
The questioner:
Yes, if it has been… I don’t know how many years, but people said it has been years. Should I pay zakah or not?
The Shaykh:
Yes, you pay the zakah on it. It remains a debt in your conscience, a debt owed to Allah. You calculate it and pay the zakah on it.
The presenter:
Thank you to the caller
Please, Sultan from Riyadh, come on the line. Welcome, may Allah keep you safe. Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. Shaykh, I have a question, just about the house. I have a house, and I am asking about the zakah on it. I live on the lower floor and rent out the upper floor. Is there any zakah on it?
The Shaykh:
The house itself, since you are living in the lower floor, has no zakah on it. As for the floor that you lease out, you pay zakah on its rent if a lunar year has passed over it, yes?
The questioner:
Yes, he leases out the upper floor.
The Shaykh:
Yes, you pay zakah on the rent, my brother.
The questioner:
Yes, if it has been… I don’t know how many years, but people said it has been years. Should I pay zakah or not?
The Shaykh:
Yes, you pay the zakah on it. It remains a debt in your conscience, a debt owed to Allah. You calculate it and pay the zakah on it.
The presenter:
Thank you to the caller
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 13-10-1436هـ — af.org.sa (12:47)
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