Zakah on the wealth of orphans and disposing of it
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Question:
He also says: I have money for these orphans that comes to me from the government, and a large amount of it remains, and sometimes we do not use it. Is zakah due on it? And am I also permitted to buy them land or a house with it, or to accumulate it for them?
Answer:
Yes, all of this is permissible. First, you spend on them, and second, you pay the zakah if it reaches the nisab. If what you have accumulated for them reaches the nisab or more, you pay the zakah annually on their behalf, because you are their agent. You are their agent, so you pay the zakah for them, because it is a right in the wealth that is obligatory for both the young and the old. Yes.
He also says: I have money for these orphans that comes to me from the government, and a large amount of it remains, and sometimes we do not use it. Is zakah due on it? And am I also permitted to buy them land or a house with it, or to accumulate it for them?
Answer:
Yes, all of this is permissible. First, you spend on them, and second, you pay the zakah if it reaches the nisab. If what you have accumulated for them reaches the nisab or more, you pay the zakah annually on their behalf, because you are their agent. You are their agent, so you pay the zakah for them, because it is a right in the wealth that is obligatory for both the young and the old. Yes.
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 07 / فتاوى على الهواء - 20 02 1437هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (44:00)
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