The sister says: I have a vacant piece of land, which is only fenced in, belonging to me, my mother, and my sister. It has been in this state for a long time, and we do not have the money to develop it.
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The questioner : I have a vacant piece of land, which is only fenced in, belonging to me, my mother, and my sister. It has been in this state for a long time, and we do not have the money to develop it, nor have we found anyone to buy it. Does it have zakah? We have not benefited from it. If we do not find that zakah is due on it, is it permissible for us to leave it without paying zakah on it? Please inform us. May Allah reward you with good, and thank you?
The Shaykh : There is no zakah due on it for you, because land, houses, and things similar to them do not have zakah if they are not for trade, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 982a So it remains until Allah the Exalted makes it easy for someone to buy it. If it is sold and you take the money, and a lunar year passes over this money while it remains with you, then zakah becomes obligatory on this money.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From al-Ahsa, this message reached us. He says, I am the sender, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Yusuf al-Wasili. He says.
The Shaykh : There is no zakah due on it for you, because land, houses, and things similar to them do not have zakah if they are not for trade, 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 : Yes.
The questioner : From al-Ahsa, this message reached us. He says, I am the sender, 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Yusuf al-Wasili. He says.