If one rents a farm for three years, is he required to pay zakah?

The questioner : Now, in a second question, Shaykh. Yes, there is a person, what was his name, who worked in a farm, but he did not own the farm; he worked in it as a tenant. This farm has date palms, and he worked in it for three years. Now he left the farm a long time ago, and throughout this entire period he did not pay the zakah on these fruits. What is his ruling?

The Shaykh : The zakah on the fruits. Is he a worker or what?

The questioner : No, he took it by lease.

The Shaykh : And the fruit is his.

The questioner : Yes, the dates are his.

The Shaykh : Well, he estimates the zakah and pays it.

The questioner : He pays it now.

The Shaykh : And he pays it now.

The questioner : He left the farm a long time ago, Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Even if it has been a thousand years, yes, he must pay the zakah.

The presenter : May Allah bless you.