Prayers & Duties >> Zakat & Charity
Question ID: 36941Country: India
Answer ID: 36941
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 294/246/B=1433) (1) No, zakah is not wajib on that land. If you had the intention of business at the time of purchasing it then zakah shall be wajib each year on that land. (2) Zakah is not wajib on it. (3) In this case too there is no zakah wajib on it. (4) You can pay the zakah of all these years by estimation. You should pay the fortieth share after estimating the value of each year.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India