Zakat Ruling: On Personal Use and Rental Vehicles
📚 Source: Fatawa Arkan-e-Islam
❖ Question:
Is Zakat obligatory on vehicles used as taxis and those used for personal purposes?
❖ Answer:
Alḥamdulillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ʿamma baʿd!
✔ ➊ No Zakat on the Vehicles Themselves
Vehicles that are:
- Used for personal use, or
- Given on rent as taxis,
⟶ Zakat is not obligatory on such vehicles.
✔ ➋ Zakat on Rental Income from the Vehicles
Zakat is only obligatory on the income generated from renting these vehicles, with the following conditions:
- The rental income reaches the nisab threshold on its own or when combined with other wealth,
- And a full lunar year passes over that amount.
✔ ➌ Same Ruling for Rental Buildings
Buildings that are rented out are also not subject to Zakat on their actual value.
⟶ Zakat is only due on the rental income generated from them, with the same conditions as above.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
