Zakah on land without a title deed
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Question:
The second question, O 'Abd al-Rahman. The second question, may you live long. I have owned a piece of land without a title deed for seventeen years, and I have not paid its zakah. We are threatened with having our electricity cut off; they have not given us electricity. I do not know if it is subject to zakah or not? Okay, thank you.
Answer:
My brother, you do not own this because it has no title deed; you have no proof of ownership. If you produce proof of ownership and you own it, and you intend to sell it, then zakah becomes obligatory on it every year. You appraise it and pay its zakah once a lunar year has passed since the intention to sell. Yes.
The presenter:
Okay, may Allah reward you.
The second question, O 'Abd al-Rahman. The second question, may you live long. I have owned a piece of land without a title deed for seventeen years, and I have not paid its zakah. We are threatened with having our electricity cut off; they have not given us electricity. I do not know if it is subject to zakah or not? Okay, thank you.
Answer:
My brother, you do not own this because it has no title deed; you have no proof of ownership. If you produce proof of ownership and you own it, and you intend to sell it, then zakah becomes obligatory on it every year. You appraise it and pay its zakah once a lunar year has passed since the intention to sell. Yes.
The presenter:
Okay, may Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 03-01-1435هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (19:00)
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