Is zakat obligatory on installments paid for a government housing project that have reached the nisab, knowing that the house has not yet been designated?
You are not obligated to pay zakat on the money you used to purchase the house, as it has left your possession. Zakat on the value of this house is only obligatory if it is intended for trade, and this is due at the beginning of each lunar year.
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