The Ruling on the Zakah of Land Offered for Sale
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My father has had a piece of land offered for sale for a year, and it has not been sold to this day; it is still on the market. His question is: Is he required to pay zakah on it?
Answer:
Yes, he should appraise it at its market value. If a year has passed and he intends to sell it, he appraises it at its value and pays the zakah on it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My father has had a piece of land offered for sale for a year, and it has not been sold to this day; it is still on the market. His question is: Is he required to pay zakah on it?
Answer:
Yes, he should appraise it at its market value. If a year has passed and he intends to sell it, he appraises it at its value and pays the zakah on it. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 27-12-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (1:02:25)
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