Zakah on Rental Income Spent on Living Expenses
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Question:
Also, the question of the brother Abdullah. He says: I own a house, and praise be to Allah, and I live in one floor of it, and I rent out two other floors. Every month I receive the rent, but I spend it on my house and my family, and I do not save anything from it. My question to you, Honorable Shaykh: Is there any zakah due on this rent?
Answer:
If you spend it and nothing remains from it, then there is no zakah due on it. If you spend all of it and nothing remains at the time, meaning you did not save anything, then no. Yes. Unless a lunar year passes over it. If a lunar year passes over the rent, then you must pay zakah on it. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Also, the question of the brother Abdullah. He says: I own a house, and praise be to Allah, and I live in one floor of it, and I rent out two other floors. Every month I receive the rent, but I spend it on my house and my family, and I do not save anything from it. My question to you, Honorable Shaykh: Is there any zakah due on this rent?
Answer:
If you spend it and nothing remains from it, then there is no zakah due on it. If you spend all of it and nothing remains at the time, meaning you did not save anything, then no. Yes. Unless a lunar year passes over it. If a lunar year passes over the rent, then you must pay zakah on it. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7507 — youtube.com (7:37)
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