{"id":40769,"date":"2026-03-26T11:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/?p=40769"},"modified":"2026-03-26T19:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:13:22","slug":"zakat-on-a-gp-partners-share-in-a-practice-building-acquired-via-loan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daruliftabirmingham.co.uk\/home\/zakat-on-a-gp-partners-share-in-a-practice-building-acquired-via-loan\/","title":{"rendered":"Zakat On A GP Partner\u2019s Share In A Practice Building Acquired Via Loan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Fatwa ID: 08821<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Written by Maulana Mohammed Aabu Saeed Miah<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">I have a Zakat question. I am a GP. To become a partner in the practice I had to buy a share in the building, through a loan. I make a monthly loan repayment. The amount of the monthly loan repayment is refunded to me by the practice so in effect I pay nothing but am slowly gaining ownership of the building. The building is used to conduct my GP business. When I retire, I will sell my share in the building and receive a profit. What element is Zakat due on, and when?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Loan cost \u00a370,000<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Monthly loan repayment \u00a3400<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Monthly refund from practice \u00a3400<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Potential sale of property in 5 years \u00a390,000<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Zakat is mandatory on all who reach the nisaab. Alongside gold, silver, livestock, and cash, Zakat must be paid on goods bought for trade on the retail value.\u00a0 In your case, the share bought in the GP practice is not bought for trade, though you may sell it in the future. The purchase you made of the share in the practice will be regarded as \u2018means for work\u2019 and not a trading item. This means the practice will facilitate your occupation and not an asset upon which Zakat is mandatory. 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&nbsp; Written by Maulana Mohammed Aabu Saeed Miah &nbsp; Question: &nbsp; I have a Zakat question. I am a GP. 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