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If one rents a rest house containing a large amount of palm trees that reach the nisab, is the zakah due on it, or is it the responsibility of the owner of the rest house?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In these days, it is common for some families to rent rest houses for gatherings. These rest houses often contain many palm trees whose fruit reaches the nisab. On whom is the zakah due? On the owner of the rest house or on the renter? It is on the owner; it is on the owner of the palm trees.

Answer:
It is on the one who owns the fruit. If the fruit belongs to the owner of the rest house, the zakah is on him. If the fruit belongs to the renter, it is on the renter; that is, on the owner of the fruit.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [625 -2802] من استأجر استراحة فيها نخيل كثير بلغت النصاب، هل يزكي عنها أم تكون على مالك الاستراحة؟ — youtube.com

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