A man says he has a house in which he lives and another building which he maintains for rental. Is zakah due on it or not? Please inform us of the Islamic ruling on these questions.
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The questioner : A man says he has a house in which he lives and another building which he maintains for rental. Is zakah due on it or not? Please inform us of the Islamic ruling on these questions, and to you my regards?
The Shaykh : As for the house in which he lives, no zakah is due on it, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 982a As for the house which he maintains to rent out, if he has no intention other than renting it out, then no zakah is due on it either; rather, zakah is due on its rental income once a lunar year has passed over it from the time of the contract. However, if his intention with this house which he maintains for rental is also trade.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning he wants both this and that, then zakah becomes due on the item itself, i.e., on the item itself, but by its value, considering its value.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And zakah also becomes due on its rental income. This is the detail of the issue in that regard.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This message reached us from the Sultanate of Oman, from the state of ... Tareq ibn Ziyad School, from Sa'ad ibn Abdullah al-Rabkhi.
He says in his message.
The Shaykh : As for the house in which he lives, no zakah is due on it, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
No Sadaqa is due from a Muslim on his slave or horse.
ليس على المسلم في عبده ولا فرسه صدقةThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Meaning he wants both this and that, then zakah becomes due on the item itself, i.e., on the item itself, but by its value, considering its value.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And zakah also becomes due on its rental income. This is the detail of the issue in that regard.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : This message reached us from the Sultanate of Oman, from the state of ... Tareq ibn Ziyad School, from Sa'ad ibn Abdullah al-Rabkhi.
He says in his message.