Zakah on land without a legal deed
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Question:
He says: I have a piece of land in an area far from the population, without a legal deed. Its price reached twenty-five thousand during the period of rising land values, but currently there are no customers, and most real estate offices have closed. So, is zakah obligatory on it or not?
Answer:
As long as you have not been permitted to sell it, because the state has not completed the ownership system for it, since you have not been able to take possession of it, then there is no zakah on it until you are permitted to own and sell it. If you are able to sell it, its zakah becomes obligatory on you if the time for it has passed. If you are not able to sell it, then there is no zakah on it. Yes.
He says: I have a piece of land in an area far from the population, without a legal deed. Its price reached twenty-five thousand during the period of rising land values, but currently there are no customers, and most real estate offices have closed. So, is zakah obligatory on it or not?
Answer:
As long as you have not been permitted to sell it, because the state has not completed the ownership system for it, since you have not been able to take possession of it, then there is no zakah on it until you are permitted to own and sell it. If you are able to sell it, its zakah becomes obligatory on you if the time for it has passed. If you are not able to sell it, then there is no zakah on it. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح بالطائف 11-08-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (9:55)
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