A man who has a house that he rents out: is there zakah on it?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. The honorable Shaykh says: A man has a residence that he rents out; is there zakah on him?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the question, my brother. Yes, what is it?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : A man who rents out a residence; that is not the question, yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, wait a moment. A man has a house that he rents out; is there zakah on it?
The answer is: there is no zakah on it, because he intends to keep the house as his property. However, zakah is obligatory on the rent, but not on the house itself. Do you understand? Rest now, yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. He says: If a person buys gold for jewelry.
The Shaykh : Suppose this man is a merchant who has many properties and many buildings that he rents out for millions, and if these buildings were sold, they would amount to hundreds of millions. Is there zakah on these buildings?
No, as long as he has prepared them to be kept, there is no zakah on them. Rather, the zakah is on their rents. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the question, my brother. Yes, what is it?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : A man who rents out a residence; that is not the question, yes.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, wait a moment. A man has a house that he rents out; is there zakah on it?
The answer is: there is no zakah on it, because he intends to keep the house as his property. However, zakah is obligatory on the rent, but not on the house itself. Do you understand? Rest now, yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. He says: If a person buys gold for jewelry.
The Shaykh : Suppose this man is a merchant who has many properties and many buildings that he rents out for millions, and if these buildings were sold, they would amount to hundreds of millions. Is there zakah on these buildings?
No, as long as he has prepared them to be kept, there is no zakah on them. Rather, the zakah is on their rents. Yes.