Zakah on Rented and Sold Real Estate
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Question:
May Allah reward you. His last question asks about rented real estate: does he owe zakah on it? And if he delayed for two years without paying zakah on it, what is the ruling?
Answer:
Real estate intended for rental does not have zakah due on it; rather, zakah is due on its rent if a lunar year has passed, starting from the lease contract. If a lunar year has passed on the rent, starting from the lease contract, then zakah becomes obligatory on it. As for real estate intended for sale but rented out before being sold, zakah is due on both the principal and the rent. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah reward you. His last question asks about rented real estate: does he owe zakah on it? And if he delayed for two years without paying zakah on it, what is the ruling?
Answer:
Real estate intended for rental does not have zakah due on it; rather, zakah is due on its rent if a lunar year has passed, starting from the lease contract. If a lunar year has passed on the rent, starting from the lease contract, then zakah becomes obligatory on it. As for real estate intended for sale but rented out before being sold, zakah is due on both the principal and the rent. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/210 — archive.org (6:48)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.