The ruling on the zakah of land granted by the government
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Question:
The questioner says: We are a group of brothers who received a land grant from the government fifteen years ago, and we have not invested in it to this day. Is there any zakah due on it?
Answer:
It depends on the intention. If you intended it for sale, then it has become merchandise subject to zakah. Whatever is sealed off for sale is assessed, meaning its value is determined, and a quarter of a tenth is paid based on the estimated value. However, if you did not intend it for sale, and you have no intention regarding it—neither for sale nor for construction, nor for anything else, and it is left idle and you do not know what to do with it—then there is nothing due on it; there is no zakah on it.
The questioner says: We are a group of brothers who received a land grant from the government fifteen years ago, and we have not invested in it to this day. Is there any zakah due on it?
Answer:
It depends on the intention. If you intended it for sale, then it has become merchandise subject to zakah. Whatever is sealed off for sale is assessed, meaning its value is determined, and a quarter of a tenth is paid based on the estimated value. However, if you did not intend it for sale, and you have no intention regarding it—neither for sale nor for construction, nor for anything else, and it is left idle and you do not know what to do with it—then there is nothing due on it; there is no zakah on it.
Source
النية في زكاة الأرض الممنوحة — alfawzan.live
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