Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Will Zakaat be payable on such property?

· 17 Rajab 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 32885English

Question

If a person keeps a residential plot with no defined intention whether it could be used for living in future by himself/family or whether to be sold at a good price if need arises; will zakaat be payable on such property?

Answer

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

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh

If a person purchased a land with no defined intention, it is not considered as stock in trade. Zakaat is not payable on such property.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ismail Desai,

Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

1الزكوة و اجبة في عروض التجارة كائنة ما كانت (الهداية، 1/ 195، علمية)

أحسن الفتاوي، 4/299

فتاوي دار العلوم زكريا، 2/ 138)

الا أن يتملكها بنية التجارة (نور الايضاح، ص 214)

فتاوي دار العلوم ديوبند، 6/133

و تشترط نية التجارة لأنه لما لم تكن للتجارة خلقة فلا يصير لها الا بقصدها فيه و ذلك هو نية التجارة (فتح القدير، 2/217، الفكر)

2 فلا زكوة علي أثاث المنزل و دور السكني و نحوها (تنوير الأبصار، ج 2، ص 263- 265، ايج ايم سعيد)

عن حاجته الأصلية (تنوير، ج 2، ص 262، ايج ايم سعيد)

فارغ عن الدين و عن حاجته الأصلية (نور الايضاح، ص 209)

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