Zakah on the Wealth of Minors
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Praise be to Allah alone, and peace and blessings be upon the one after whom there is no prophet. After that: The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta has reviewed what was sent to His Eminence the Grand Mufti from His Excellency, the Director of the Model Educational Institution in Riyadh , Sulayman ibn Muhammad al-Quray' , which was referred to the Committee by the General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Scholars with number (9566) and date 9/9/1424 AH. The questioner asked a question, the text of which is as follows: The Model Educational Institution in Riyadh shelters orphans and those in
their position (foundlings), and their complete needs are secured, as the state, may Allah preserve it, provides all the needs of the residents, including food, drink, clothing, and school supplies, in addition to paying a monthly stipend ranging from (300 to 600 riyals), which varies according to the stages of general education. Fifty percent (50%) of this is saved, and the amounts are deposited in special accounts for the residents, so that each student has a special account for himself. These amounts complete a lunar year. Is zakah obligatory on these funds? If zakah is obligatory, is it to be paid out and delivered to the supervising administration to be spent on them in appropriate ways, or is the zakah to be collected and distributed among the residents?
After studying the inquiry, the Committee answered that zakah is obligatory on the wealth of minors, whether orphans or others, and their guardian pays it on their behalf. It is the amount of one-quarter of a tenth (2.5) percent. It must be distributed to the poor, and it is not permissible to give it to the supervising administration to spend it on them, as stated in the question; because a person's zakah is not distributed to him, even if he is poor.
their position (foundlings), and their complete needs are secured, as the state, may Allah preserve it, provides all the needs of the residents, including food, drink, clothing, and school supplies, in addition to paying a monthly stipend ranging from (300 to 600 riyals), which varies according to the stages of general education. Fifty percent (50%) of this is saved, and the amounts are deposited in special accounts for the residents, so that each student has a special account for himself. These amounts complete a lunar year. Is zakah obligatory on these funds? If zakah is obligatory, is it to be paid out and delivered to the supervising administration to be spent on them in appropriate ways, or is the zakah to be collected and distributed among the residents?
After studying the inquiry, the Committee answered that zakah is obligatory on the wealth of minors, whether orphans or others, and their guardian pays it on their behalf. It is the amount of one-quarter of a tenth (2.5) percent. It must be distributed to the poor, and it is not permissible to give it to the supervising administration to spend it on them, as stated in the question; because a person's zakah is not distributed to him, even if he is poor.
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