Zakah on money saved to buy a house
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The questioner:
This is the last question. A man is saving money to buy a house to live in. Is there zakah on this money?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if a lunar year has passed over it, zakah becomes obligatory on it, even if he saved it for marriage, to buy a house, or for something else. Yes, if a lunar year has passed over the money and it reaches the nisab, zakah becomes obligatory on it, for whatever purpose it is. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad.
The Shaykh:
O Allah, send prayers and blessings upon him, his family, and his Companions.
This is the last question. A man is saving money to buy a house to live in. Is there zakah on this money?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if a lunar year has passed over it, zakah becomes obligatory on it, even if he saved it for marriage, to buy a house, or for something else. Yes, if a lunar year has passed over the money and it reaches the nisab, zakah becomes obligatory on it, for whatever purpose it is. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad.
The Shaykh:
O Allah, send prayers and blessings upon him, his family, and his Companions.
Source
بلوغ المرام [36] — alfawzan.live (1:22:34)
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