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Who will pay Zakaat on the deposit for renting out a property?

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Q: A landlord has asked for a deposit to rent out his property. Who would be liable for the zakaah on the amount annually?

Bismillaah

A: The zakaah is payable by the tenant.

( وشرط افتراضها عقل وبلوغ وإسلام وحرية ) والعلم به ولو حكما ككونه في دارنا ( وسببه ) أي سبب افتراضها ( ملك نصاب حولي ) نسبه للحول لحولانه عليه ( تام ) بالرفع صفة ملك خرج مال المكاتب (الدر المختار1/ 258-259)

قال الشامي: قوله ( ملك نصاب ) فلا زكاة في سوائم الوقف والخيل المسبلة لعدم الملك ولا فيما أحرزه العدو بدارهم لأنهم ملكوه بالإحراز عندنا خلافا للشافعي بدائع ولا فيما دون النصاب رد المحتار (2/259)

Answered by:

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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