Zakah on land purchased before the title deed is issued
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I bought a piece of land without a title deed.
The Shaykh:
Do you know that the seller
The questioner:
will issue the title deed for it, and then I will sell it? Issuing the title deed takes several years. Is zakah due on it before the title deed is issued?
The Shaykh:
Yes, because you have taken possession of it. You took possession of it through the offer and acceptance, and it has entered your ownership. As for issuing the title deed, that is one of the administrative procedures. It is your property, and since you have put it up for sale, you must pay zakah on it.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I bought a piece of land without a title deed.
The Shaykh:
Do you know that the seller
The questioner:
will issue the title deed for it, and then I will sell it? Issuing the title deed takes several years. Is zakah due on it before the title deed is issued?
The Shaykh:
Yes, because you have taken possession of it. You took possession of it through the offer and acceptance, and it has entered your ownership. As for issuing the title deed, that is one of the administrative procedures. It is your property, and since you have put it up for sale, you must pay zakah on it.
Source
أخصر المختصرات في الفقه الحنبلي [20] — alfawzan.live (1:13:07)
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