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Question: zakat on saved money for home
i need guidance regarding zakat payment on saved money for home construction. i am construction my home since last 6 months. it will be completed in next 4 month with saved money and my monthly income. should i pay zakat on saved money or not? please help me.

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Answered by: Ulamaa ID 04 (London)
Date: 29/04/2020 23:46pm

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الجواب حامداومصليا

If the savings has reached Nisab and has passed for a whole year then Zakat will be Fard upon you. So you must first give your Zakat then you can spend on constructing your house.

وان كان ماله أكثر من الدين زكي الفاضل اذا بلغ نصابا

(اللباب في شرح الكتاب,باب الهدي,ج.2ص505, دارالبشائرالاسلامية)

الزكوة انما تجب اذاملك نصابا تاما ناميا حولاكاملا
(خلاصة الفتاوي ج.1ص.235,كتاب الزكوة,امجداكيدمي لاهور)

And Allah knows best

01 ٍRamadhan 1441/ 24 April 2020
Mufti Qamruzzaman

London, UK
 
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