The Start of the Lunar Year for the Zakah of Deferred House Rent
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Question:
A man says: I rented out my house in the month of Muharram, and the contract was signed accordingly, but the rent is paid late, at the end of the year, that is, in the coming Muharram. Does the lunar year for the rent begin from the signing of the contract, or from receiving the rent one year after the contract?
Answer:
It begins from the contract, from the statement "I have rented it to you" and the tenant's statement "I accept," even if it is not written down and even if it is not signed. The lease is established by mere utterance, and the lunar year for the rent begins. Yes.
A man says: I rented out my house in the month of Muharram, and the contract was signed accordingly, but the rent is paid late, at the end of the year, that is, in the coming Muharram. Does the lunar year for the rent begin from the signing of the contract, or from receiving the rent one year after the contract?
Answer:
It begins from the contract, from the statement "I have rented it to you" and the tenant's statement "I accept," even if it is not written down and even if it is not signed. The lease is established by mere utterance, and the lunar year for the rent begins. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح بالطائف 12-07-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (22:42)
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