The zakah on land whose owner has abandoned its cultivation
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The questioner:
I have land that I intended to develop, but I said I did not have the money to do so.
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
If I have land that I intended to develop, but because of a lack of money I was unable to do so, and I hesitated between selling it or developing it, is there any zakah on it?
The Shaykh:
There is no zakah on it as long as you have not resolved to sell it. You are hesitating; you want to develop it, but you were unable to carry out the development and remained waiting until you had the money. The intention is that it is not for sale, but for development. There is no zakah on it. Yes.
I have land that I intended to develop, but I said I did not have the money to do so.
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
If I have land that I intended to develop, but because of a lack of money I was unable to do so, and I hesitated between selling it or developing it, is there any zakah on it?
The Shaykh:
There is no zakah on it as long as you have not resolved to sell it. You are hesitating; you want to develop it, but you were unable to carry out the development and remained waiting until you had the money. The intention is that it is not for sale, but for development. There is no zakah on it. Yes.
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لقاء مفتوح 07-09-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (14:20)
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