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Zakaat on Land Purchased Abroad: How to Calculate?

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Q: Does one need to pay zakaat on land purchased abroad in 2008 with the intention of selling in the future? Currently the land is vacant as the prices for land have reduced greatly and demand is very low and the land wont be sold until another 4/5 years at least. If so, how does one calculate?

Bismillaah

A: If the land was purchased with the intention of resale, then zakaat will have to be paid on it. Zakaat will be paid on the market value of the property.

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

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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