Malfuzat - Volume IX — Page 124
124 MALFŪZĀT - ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF URDU VOLUME 9 9 FEBRUARY 1907 A question was presented from a letter: 'I have an ownership share of 500 rupees in a house. Am I liable for Zakāt for this share?' The Promised Messiahas said: There is no Zakāt due on precious gems and houses. ¹ (At the time of Asr) Upon mention of the plague, the Promised Messiahas said: The unseasonal rain that is continuously pouring down cur- rently وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ and Allah knows best] if it is just the insects of the plague that are being nourished thereby. 2 1. From Badr: Zakāt on Properties and Merchandise: In reply to the question of an individual, the Promised Messiahas said: There is no Zakāt due on a house no matter if its value is in the thou- sands of rupees. If it is rented out, then Zakāt is applied on the income. Similarly, no Zakāt is due on merchandise that is stored in the house. Hadrat 'Umar would make calculations every six months and Zakāt was levied on the cash. (Badr, vol. 6, no. 7, p. 8, dated 14 February 1907) 2. Al-Hakam, vol. 11, no. 7, p. 13, dated 24 February 1907