The Ruling on the Zakah of Money Stuck in Real Estate Partnerships
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If one participates in land set aside for trade, or in building houses to sell, and this partnership becomes stuck, is there zakah on it? It is known that it may sometimes remain stuck for ten years.
The Shaykh:
If it is uncertain whether it will be realized or not, and there is fear that it will not come, there is no zakah on it until it is received. However, if it is certain that it will come, he pays zakah on it every year.
The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you: If we entered into a partnership and the partner denied it and claimed a loss, is there zakah on this lost money? It is known that if we asked him for it, he would not give it to us.
The Shaykh:
This is a case of delay. You pay zakah on it when you receive it. This is a case of delay. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: If one participates in land set aside for trade, or in building houses to sell, and this partnership becomes stuck, is there zakah on it? It is known that it may sometimes remain stuck for ten years.
The Shaykh:
If it is uncertain whether it will be realized or not, and there is fear that it will not come, there is no zakah on it until it is received. However, if it is certain that it will come, he pays zakah on it every year.
The questioner:
And he says, may Allah preserve you: If we entered into a partnership and the partner denied it and claimed a loss, is there zakah on this lost money? It is known that if we asked him for it, he would not give it to us.
The Shaykh:
This is a case of delay. You pay zakah on it when you receive it. This is a case of delay. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3141] حكم زكاة المال المتعثر في المساهمات العقارية - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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