Is zakat obligatory on a house that has been rented out for 3 years, given that its price was paid off only 6 months ago, and the rental income is used to cover family expenses and pay off the remaining installments on the house?
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is not obligatory on this house because it is prepared for personal use. Zakat is only obligatory on its rent if it reaches the (threshold) and a hawl (full lunar year) passes over it. However, if it is spent before a hawl passes over it, then there is no Zakat due on it.
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