The borrower said to the one who lent him: Do not pay zakah on the money that is with me, for I will pay it on your behalf. Is this action correct?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person lends money to another person to trade with it, and after a year has passed on that amount, the borrower says to the lender: Do not pay zakah on the money that is with me, for I will pay it on your behalf. Is this action correct?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible for you to pay the zakah on behalf of someone else, either from your own money or from his money. There is no harm in that; agency is permissible in paying out zakah, because agency applies to the payment of zakah. However, the intention of the owner of the money is required. If you pay it out without his knowledge and without his intention, it does not suffice. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a person lends money to another person to trade with it, and after a year has passed on that amount, the borrower says to the lender: Do not pay zakah on the money that is with me, for I will pay it on your behalf. Is this action correct?
Answer:
Yes, it is permissible for you to pay the zakah on behalf of someone else, either from your own money or from his money. There is no harm in that; agency is permissible in paying out zakah, because agency applies to the payment of zakah. However, the intention of the owner of the money is required. If you pay it out without his knowledge and without his intention, it does not suffice. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوى
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [335 /1350] قال المقترض للذي أقرضه: لا تزكي على المال الذي عندي فأنا سأزكي عنه هل هذا الفعل صحيح؟ — youtube.com
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