Zakah on land purchased for investment without a specific intention
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Question:
This questioner says: There are people who buy land with the intention of investing in it, but they have not specified how. There are people who buy land with the intention of investing in it later, but they have not determined whether they will build on it or sell it. Is zakah due on it?
Answer:
As long as he has not decided to sell it, and is only hesitating between investing in it by building and renting it out, or selling it, as long as he is hesitating, there is no zakah on it until he resolves to sell it. Yes.
This questioner says: There are people who buy land with the intention of investing in it, but they have not specified how. There are people who buy land with the intention of investing in it later, but they have not determined whether they will build on it or sell it. Is zakah due on it?
Answer:
As long as he has not decided to sell it, and is only hesitating between investing in it by building and renting it out, or selling it, as long as he is hesitating, there is no zakah on it until he resolves to sell it. Yes.
Source
أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [31] — alfawzan.live (1:21:13)
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