A question regarding the obligation of paying zakat on a newly purchased house with incomplete rooms.
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Peace be upon you.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may Allah protect him):
If you purchased the house with your annual profits and did not use it for your needs, you must pay zakat on it (in full), even if it is in need of completion.
Source: Official website
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may Allah protect him):
The criterion for not having to pay zakat is the actual need for it according to the customary status of the individual, even if it has not been used throughout the year. Otherwise, it must be zakat at the beginning of the zakat year. Since purchasing a house for children to live in the future does not count as an actual need, zakat must be paid in full.
Source: Special Inquiry
May you be successful in all good.