Zakah on land where one is undecided between building on it and selling it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I own a piece of land, and I do not know whether I will build a project on it or sell it. Is zakah obligatory on it?
Answer:
No, as long as you have not resolved to sell it, there is no zakah on it. If you are undecided between developing it or selling it, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah grant you success,
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I own a piece of land, and I do not know whether I will build a project on it or sell it. Is zakah obligatory on it?
Answer:
No, as long as you have not resolved to sell it, there is no zakah on it. If you are undecided between developing it or selling it, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah grant you success,
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ومن كيده الذي بلغ به من الجهال ما بلغ : الوسواس — islamhouse.com (1:12:01)
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