The Zakah on Land Set Aside for Trade and the Effect of the Deed
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Question:
The questioner says: It is said that the zakah on land is not obligatory until a copy of the deed is submitted and the owner of the real estate office is notified, or is intention sufficient?
Answer:
If he owns the land. If he owns the land with the intention of selling and trading, then zakah is obligatory on it, and the deed has no bearing on whether it was given to the broker or not; it has no bearing on this. The important thing is ownership. If he owns the land with the intention of selling and trading, it becomes a commodity on which zakah is obligatory. When the lunar year of possession is completed. We do not look at whether the real estate agent took the deed or did not take it. Yes.
The questioner says: It is said that the zakah on land is not obligatory until a copy of the deed is submitted and the owner of the real estate office is notified, or is intention sufficient?
Answer:
If he owns the land. If he owns the land with the intention of selling and trading, then zakah is obligatory on it, and the deed has no bearing on whether it was given to the broker or not; it has no bearing on this. The important thing is ownership. If he owns the land with the intention of selling and trading, it becomes a commodity on which zakah is obligatory. When the lunar year of possession is completed. We do not look at whether the real estate agent took the deed or did not take it. Yes.
Source
مجالس رمضان 1430هـ - 05 — alfawzan.live (32:25)
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