Zakah on an empty shop acquired for trade or construction
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Question : He says: I bought an empty shop, and I intend to either start a business in it or sell it, and there is a possibility that I will make a profit from selling it. Is there any zakah due on it?
Answer : If the one who bought the shop is not determined to make it for trade, then there is no zakah on it, because one of the conditions for the obligation of zakah on goods, as we have said, is that he intends them for trade. And this is uncertain: does he intend it for trade, or will he build something on it to benefit from it?
Answer : If the one who bought the shop is not determined to make it for trade, then there is no zakah on it, because one of the conditions for the obligation of zakah on goods, as we have said, is that he intends them for trade. And this is uncertain: does he intend it for trade, or will he build something on it to benefit from it?
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[24 من 83] ما حكم زكاة العقارات؟ الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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