Is Zakat annually obligatory on money collected for building and furnishing a house, and does the ruling differ if the work stops and the collected amount decreases?
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must be paid on money if it reaches the (equivalent to approximately 595 grams of silver or 85 grams of gold) and a full lunar year has passed, even if it is saved for building a house. Provision is in the hands of Allah, and zakat increases wealth and blesses it, as Allah Almighty said: "And whatever thing you spend [in His cause] – He will compensate it; and He is the best of providers," and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Charity does not decrease wealth."
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