Fatwa #260088 September 2013United Kingdom
Zakaat on rental income
Question
I own a property although that is rented and the rent which js suppose to be my income doesnot come to me and infact is recived by my relatives back home. Do i still need to pay zakat on the amount recieved ?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.
Your question is unclear. Kindly submit the following information in order for us to issue a ruling.
In what capacity do your relatives receive the rental money, as your Wakeel (agent) or is it given to them as a gift?
Kindly email the information to the following email address: admin@daruliftaa.net
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Ismail Desai,
Darul Iftaa
Durban, South Africa
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.