Zakah on land

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A: If this land is prepared for trading purposes, you have to pay Zakah for the past three years according to the estimated value of the trading profit. Zakah has to be paid upon the lapse of every lunar year. No Zakah is liable if this land is intended for lodging purposes. If a building is constructed on this land for the purpose of renting, (Part No. 9; Page No. 329) Zakah will become due on the rent provided that a full lunar year has elapsed and and the rent reaches the prescribed Nisab (the minimum amount on which Zakah is due) whether by itself or by adding another amount to it. If the intention is to turn it into a cultivated land, Zakah will be due on the produce it yields of grains and fruits.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.