Zakah on land purchased by the heirs with inheritance money
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: Brothers inherited a sum of money, so they bought land with this amount. They did not intend to sell it. They did not intend to sell it, nor to build on it; rather, they said, “We will think about it later.” After two years had passed, they considered selling it and put it up for sale, then sold it after a year. What is the method for paying the zakah?
The Shaykh:
If they bought the land before the lunar year (hawl) had passed on the inheritance, and they did not intend to sell it after purchasing it, then there is no zakah on it. However, if they bought it after the lunar year had completed on the money, then zakah is obligatory on the money because the lunar year has passed on it. As for the land, as long as they did not intend to sell it, there is no zakah on it. The zakah on it begins from the intention to sell. For every year that passes after the intention to sell, zakah is obligatory on it. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner says: Brothers inherited a sum of money, so they bought land with this amount. They did not intend to sell it. They did not intend to sell it, nor to build on it; rather, they said, “We will think about it later.” After two years had passed, they considered selling it and put it up for sale, then sold it after a year. What is the method for paying the zakah?
The Shaykh:
If they bought the land before the lunar year (hawl) had passed on the inheritance, and they did not intend to sell it after purchasing it, then there is no zakah on it. However, if they bought it after the lunar year had completed on the money, then zakah is obligatory on the money because the lunar year has passed on it. As for the land, as long as they did not intend to sell it, there is no zakah on it. The zakah on it begins from the intention to sell. For every year that passes after the intention to sell, zakah is obligatory on it. Yes.
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