The ruling on zakah for one who has been granted land that he has not taken possession of
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Question:
This is a letter we received from Murshid Rashid al-Baqmi from Riyadh, in which he says: Is zakah due on one who has been granted land, and he intends it for trade, and four years have passed and he has not taken possession of it, but only received its deed and the plot number?
Answer:
No zakah is due on him unless he takes possession of it, knows it, it settles in his hand, and he intends it for trade. Yes.
This is a letter we received from Murshid Rashid al-Baqmi from Riyadh, in which he says: Is zakah due on one who has been granted land, and he intends it for trade, and four years have passed and he has not taken possession of it, but only received its deed and the plot number?
Answer:
No zakah is due on him unless he takes possession of it, knows it, it settles in his hand, and he intends it for trade. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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