Is the system of purchasing apartments through banks considered unlawful due to usurious interest, and is Zakat obligatory on this apartment, considering it indirect wealth?
Purchasing an apartment with a bank loan that involves interest is unlawful () according to Islamic law; it is usury (riba).
Whoever has engaged in such a transaction must repent to Allah, terminate the usurious contract, and return the principal to the bank, even if this necessitates selling the apartment.
As for the on the apartment: - If it is prepared for rent: There is no Zakat on the apartment itself. Rather, Zakat is due on its rental income if it reaches the threshold () and a full lunar year (hawl) has passed over it. The amount of Zakat is a quarter of a tenth (2.5%). - If it is prepared for sale: It is treated like trade goods, and it must be valued annually, and its Zakat must be paid.
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