What is the zakah on a car?
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Question:
The questioner asks: How is the zakah calculated on a car that its owner uses for work, and when he finds a profit in selling it, he sells it?
Answer:
If he intends it for work, or if he intends it for trade, there is no zakah on the car itself. The zakah is on the rent, if he has rent and a lunar year has passed over it, he pays zakah on it. However, if he spends the rent as soon as he receives it, he owes nothing, except if the accumulated rent reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) and a lunar year has passed over it, then he pays zakah on it.
The questioner asks: How is the zakah calculated on a car that its owner uses for work, and when he finds a profit in selling it, he sells it?
Answer:
If he intends it for work, or if he intends it for trade, there is no zakah on the car itself. The zakah is on the rent, if he has rent and a lunar year has passed over it, he pays zakah on it. However, if he spends the rent as soon as he receives it, he owes nothing, except if the accumulated rent reaches the nisab (minimum threshold for zakah) and a lunar year has passed over it, then he pays zakah on it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما زكاة السيارة؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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