What does one do if zakah becomes obligatory on him for land, but he has no money?
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Another questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I have a piece of land, and I have intended— I have intended this land to be trade goods. A lunar year has passed over it, and I do not have the value of the zakah due on this land right now. I have appraised it and recorded the amount of zakah so that I can pay it when the funds become available. What is the ruling? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
What you did is correct: that you appraise it when the lunar year is complete. If you do not have the money to pay the obligatory zakah due on it, then you record it as a debt in your liability, to be paid to them whenever you are able to settle it.
May Allah reward you and bless you. Another questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I have a piece of land, and I have intended— I have intended this land to be trade goods. A lunar year has passed over it, and I do not have the value of the zakah due on this land right now. I have appraised it and recorded the amount of zakah so that I can pay it when the funds become available. What is the ruling? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
What you did is correct: that you appraise it when the lunar year is complete. If you do not have the money to pay the obligatory zakah due on it, then you record it as a debt in your liability, to be paid to them whenever you are able to settle it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6814- ماذا يفعل من وجبت عليه الزكاة في أرض وليس عنده مال؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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