Zakah on a building constructed on land set aside for trade
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man has land that he set aside for trade, then he built a building on it, and it remained unsold for a year, after which it was sold. His question is: Is there zakah on the building after it is sold?
Answer:
Yes, without a doubt. Because he intended the land for sale, then he started and built on it, and then he sold this building. If a lunar year passes on the value, he pays zakah on it. If a lunar year passes on the value from the time of the sale, he pays zakah on it. And if he spends it before the lunar year passes, there is nothing due on it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man has land that he set aside for trade, then he built a building on it, and it remained unsold for a year, after which it was sold. His question is: Is there zakah on the building after it is sold?
Answer:
Yes, without a doubt. Because he intended the land for sale, then he started and built on it, and then he sold this building. If a lunar year passes on the value, he pays zakah on it. If a lunar year passes on the value from the time of the sale, he pays zakah on it. And if he spends it before the lunar year passes, there is nothing due on it. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في الجواب عما احتج به أهل الوسواس — islamhouse.com (1:04:09)
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