Zakah on abandoned agricultural land
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Question:
I have a piece of agricultural land that I have not cultivated for two years. Is zakah due on it?
Answer:
If the land is prepared for agriculture but you have not cultivated it, there is no zakah on it. Zakah is only due on it if you cultivate it and obtain a harvest from it, in which case you pay zakah on the harvest. As for what Allah the Exalted said:[Al-An'am 6:141], whatever is grown that is not subject to zakah, is not subject to zakah. However, if this land is prepared for sale and you offer it for sale, it becomes merchandise subject to the zakah on trade goods. Yes.
I have a piece of agricultural land that I have not cultivated for two years. Is zakah due on it?
Answer:
If the land is prepared for agriculture but you have not cultivated it, there is no zakah on it. Zakah is only due on it if you cultivate it and obtain a harvest from it, in which case you pay zakah on the harvest. As for what Allah the Exalted said:
give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest
وَآتُوا حَقَّهُ يَوْمَ حَصَادِهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز القصر في السفر بين مكة وجدة؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com (0:20)
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