Is there zakah on land offered for sale?
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Question : He asks: Is there zakah on land and real estate offered for sale?
Answer : If a person is one who trades in land, then there is zakah on it every year. If he is not one who trades in land, but he has land that was a gift or an inheritance and he offers it for sale in order to take its price, and it is not for trade, then there is no zakah on it, even if it remains at the real estate office for many years. This is the criterion: the one who trades in land owes zakah, and the one who has land that is not part of his land trade but offers it for sale because he is pleased to part with it owes no zakah.
Answer : If a person is one who trades in land, then there is zakah on it every year. If he is not one who trades in land, but he has land that was a gift or an inheritance and he offers it for sale in order to take its price, and it is not for trade, then there is no zakah on it, even if it remains at the real estate office for many years. This is the criterion: the one who trades in land owes zakah, and the one who has land that is not part of his land trade but offers it for sale because he is pleased to part with it owes no zakah.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[22 من 83] هل على الأراضي المعروضة للبيع زكاة؟ الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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