A property was put up for sale years ago and has not been sold; is zakah due on it?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: He set aside a property for sale and put it up for sale years ago, but it has not been sold. Is zakah due on it?
The Shaykh:
Yes, as long as you intend it for trade, every time a year passes, you appraise it and pay its zakah. Yes.
The presenter:
You, Ashraf.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: He set aside a property for sale and put it up for sale years ago, but it has not been sold. Is zakah due on it?
The Shaykh:
Yes, as long as you intend it for trade, every time a year passes, you appraise it and pay its zakah. Yes.
The presenter:
You, Ashraf.
The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2731 -3022] عرضت فيلا للبيع منذ سنوات ولم تباع فهل عليها زكاة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.