Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Do I have to pay Zakaat on money paid as installments?

· 24 Shaʻban 1433 AH1 min readFatwa 21265English

Question

Dear Sir,

Assalamualikum !!

I purchased a plot worth Rs.2 lakhs in installments. I have already paid 1 lakh and remaining is due which I shall pay in installments in regular intervals. The plot will be register in my name when I pay the total amount.

My question is the amount I paid to the owner of the plot i.e., 1 lakh should be accounted in paying my early zakat.

Jazakallah khair.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

You are not obligated to pay Zakaat (alms) on the 1 Lakh in the scenario in reference.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Moulana Ismail Desai,
Student Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

1 و سببه أي سبب افتراضها ملك نصاب حولي تام (الدر المختار، ج 2، ص 259، ايج ايم سعيد)

مالك لنصاب من نقد و لو تبرا (نور الايضاح، ص 209)

Answered by
Moulana Ismail Desai
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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