Zakah on land not prepared for sale, when its owner intends to sell it after several years
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Question:
The questioner says: Is there zakah on land that is not prepared for sale, given that I intend to sell it after a number of years I have not specified? Is there zakah on land that is not prepared for sale, given that I intend to sell it after a number of years I have not specified?
Answer:
As long as you have intended to sell it, even if it is after several years, as long as you have intended to sell it, it is merchandise like other merchandise prepared for sale. You pay zakah on it every year by appraising it at its value each year and paying zakah on it, even if the sale is delayed, as long as the intention remains. Yes.
The questioner says: Is there zakah on land that is not prepared for sale, given that I intend to sell it after a number of years I have not specified? Is there zakah on land that is not prepared for sale, given that I intend to sell it after a number of years I have not specified?
Answer:
As long as you have intended to sell it, even if it is after several years, as long as you have intended to sell it, it is merchandise like other merchandise prepared for sale. You pay zakah on it every year by appraising it at its value each year and paying zakah on it, even if the sale is delayed, as long as the intention remains. Yes.
Source
مجالس رمضان 1431هـ - 01 — alfawzan.live (26:06)
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