{"_id":"6978f348f2649b7373a1f62e","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is zakat due on the value of a rental property?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Do you have to pay zakāt on money invested in a property that is being leased out? The intention is to lease it, but there may be a possibility of selling it in the future, though there is no clear timeline for that.\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"If you're asking about paying zakat on the value of rental properties, the answer is no. However, you would pay zakat on the rental income itself, as you would with other income.\\n\\nAs for the property's value: zakat only becomes due on it when you actively list it for sale (making it trade goods), and a lunar year passes while you hold it with that intention.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff50b76658b4c232a40","tag":"Zakat: Al-Mal","count":57},{"_id":"68a517faa4b97312c1c85000","tag":"Finance: Income & Employment","count":26}],"createdOn":"2026-01-27T17:18:00.940Z"}