Paying the zakah of inherited wealth on behalf of the mother and her children
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner is from Algeria. He says: There is a woman who has a share of the wealth she inherited along with her sons. Is it permissible for her to pay the zakah, or does that mean she has disposed of her children's wealth?
Answer:
If she is their agent, she pays the zakah on their behalf. Otherwise, the agent appointed by the Shari'ah to act on their behalf pays the zakah on their behalf.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner is from Algeria. He says: There is a woman who has a share of the wealth she inherited along with her sons. Is it permissible for her to pay the zakah, or does that mean she has disposed of her children's wealth?
Answer:
If she is their agent, she pays the zakah on their behalf. Otherwise, the agent appointed by the Shari'ah to act on their behalf pays the zakah on their behalf.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 123 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الإقرار / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:11:14)
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