Is zakah obligatory on buildings prepared for rental?
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Question:
He says: I have a commercial building that is rented out, and these rents are paid monthly to the army. He says: I have a commercial building that is rented out. A commercial building that is rented out, and these rents are paid monthly, and I spend them, and a lunar year does not pass over them, so is there zakah on the building?
Answer:
If the building is prepared for rental, there is no zakah on the building itself; rather, the zakah is on the rent if a sum accumulates with you and a lunar year passes over it, you pay zakah on it. But if you spend it before the lunar year, there is nothing due on it. Yes.
He says: I have a commercial building that is rented out, and these rents are paid monthly to the army. He says: I have a commercial building that is rented out. A commercial building that is rented out, and these rents are paid monthly, and I spend them, and a lunar year does not pass over them, so is there zakah on the building?
Answer:
If the building is prepared for rental, there is no zakah on the building itself; rather, the zakah is on the rent if a sum accumulates with you and a lunar year passes over it, you pay zakah on it. But if you spend it before the lunar year, there is nothing due on it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تجب الزكاة على المباني المعدة للإيجار؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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