Zakah on land prepared for sale
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Question:
This brother says: I have land and I do not intend to sell it at the present time, but if I need its value, I will sell it. Is there zakah on it? And is there zakah on land prepared for sale?
Answer:
Land prepared for sale that you intend to sell, if a lunar year of possession has passed over it, has zakah on it; because it is trade goods. So you appraise it and determine its value when the lunar year is complete, and you pay zakah on it. As for the land that you do not intend to sell, you are only hesitating about it, so there is no zakah on it. Yes.
This brother says: I have land and I do not intend to sell it at the present time, but if I need its value, I will sell it. Is there zakah on it? And is there zakah on land prepared for sale?
Answer:
Land prepared for sale that you intend to sell, if a lunar year of possession has passed over it, has zakah on it; because it is trade goods. So you appraise it and determine its value when the lunar year is complete, and you pay zakah on it. As for the land that you do not intend to sell, you are only hesitating about it, so there is no zakah on it. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/265 — archive.org (3:39)
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