Is zakat obligatory on a house owned by its owner and inhabited by others in exchange for rent paid by the house's owner to rent another house for himself at the same value?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
A house designated for rent is not subject to . Zakat is only obligatory on the rental income derived from it, provided that it reaches the (minimum threshold) and a hawl (one lunar year) passes over it, with the condition that it is not spent before the end of the hawl.
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