Is there zakah on a person who owns land?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I asked you, may Allah preserve you, in a previous lesson about a piece of land I bought, and I do not know in the future whether I will build on it or sell it? You answered that there is no zakah on it, but if the land is a grant from the state, is there zakah on it or not?
The Shaykh:
If you intend it for sale, the zakah year begins from the intention. If a full year passes after the intention, you pay zakah on it. But if you do not intend it for sale, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The questioner:
Likewise.
The Shaykh:
As for sale, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I asked you, may Allah preserve you, in a previous lesson about a piece of land I bought, and I do not know in the future whether I will build on it or sell it? You answered that there is no zakah on it, but if the land is a grant from the state, is there zakah on it or not?
The Shaykh:
If you intend it for sale, the zakah year begins from the intention. If a full year passes after the intention, you pay zakah on it. But if you do not intend it for sale, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
The questioner:
Likewise.
The Shaykh:
As for sale, there is no zakah on it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل على من يمتلك أرضًا زكاة فيها؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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