A land purchased for saving purpose that is no profit is earned but its value rise yearly so zakat should be paid for it and if its is on wife's nameand she has no right to sell it who is to pay it?

Answer 1

Quite a complicated scenario.

First make it clear that the person in whose name is the land is the real owner of the land and has full right to sell the land. It is not possible that the land is in wife's name and she has no authority to sell it. Such an arrangement is totally illegal in most parts of the world. And also, it is prohibited from the point of view of Islam. So the wife should have the right to sell the land if it is in her name.

The zakat depends on the intention with which the plot is kept. If the intention is of making a profit by selling it after few years when its price has risen enough (This is probably what this case is ), then the Zakat is payable. However, if the intention is to make a house on that land or to use that land for PERSONAL agriculture or some other PERSONAL use, then Zakat is not to be paid.

In all cases the zakat will be paid by the owner of the land who has the house in her name and has the right to sell the land.

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