The government has suspended the sale of my land within a specific plan; is there zakah on it, even though I intend to sell it if permission is granted?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I have a piece of land, and the government has suspended its sale within a specific plan, so I am unable to sell it. I have offered it for rent. He says: It is currently suspended from being sold. Is there zakah on it, even though I intend to sell it if permission is granted?
Answer:
As long as you have not been permitted to sell it, there is no zakah on it, because you are unable to sell it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I have a piece of land, and the government has suspended its sale within a specific plan, so I am unable to sell it. I have offered it for rent. He says: It is currently suspended from being sold. Is there zakah on it, even though I intend to sell it if permission is granted?
Answer:
As long as you have not been permitted to sell it, there is no zakah on it, because you are unable to sell it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2656 -3022] أوقفت الحكومة بيع أرضي ضمن مخططٍ معين، فهل فيها زكاة مع أنني أنوي بيعها إذا سمح بذلك؟ — youtube.com
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