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Should one pay zakaat on the money given as a deposit for purchasing a house?

Published as Paying zakaat on the deposit amount before purchasing the house

· 23 Rabiʻ I 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Should one pay zakaat on the money given as a deposit for purchasing a house?

Answer

On one's zakaat date, if the house is not yet purchased but in the process of being purchased, then one should include the deposit amount in one's zakaat calculation and discharge the zakaat upon it.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

( وسبب لزوم أدائها توجه الخطاب ) يعني قوله تعالى { وآتوا الزكاة } وشرطه أي شرط افتراض أدائها ( حولان الحول ) وهو في ملكه ( وثمنية المال كالدراهم والدنانير ) لتعينهما للتجارة بأصل الخلقة فتلزم الزكاة كيفما أمسكهما ولو للنفقة ( أو السوم ) بقيدها الآتي ( أو نية التجارة ) في العروض إما صريحا ولا بد من مقارنتها لعقد التجارة كما سيجيء أو دلالة بأن يشتري عينا بعرض التجارة أو يؤاجر داره التي للتجارة بعرض فتصير للتجارة بلا نية صريحا واستثنوا من اشتراط النية ما يشتريه المضارب فإنه يكون للتجارة مطلقا (الدر المختار 2/ 267)

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Mufti Zakaria Makada
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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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