The zakah of a minor's wealth kept in the public treasury
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A minor inherited half a million from his father, and it was kept in the public treasury at the court until he reached maturity. The period it remained in the public treasury was eight years. He asks, may Allah preserve you: Does he have to pay zakah for the full eight years, or only for one year?
The Shaykh:
I am his agent. This minor has an agent appointed by the court to safeguard his wealth, and it is he who pays the zakah on his behalf. If he has no agent and the zakah has not been paid, then it is paid for the number of years that have passed. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: A minor inherited half a million from his father, and it was kept in the public treasury at the court until he reached maturity. The period it remained in the public treasury was eight years. He asks, may Allah preserve you: Does he have to pay zakah for the full eight years, or only for one year?
The Shaykh:
I am his agent. This minor has an agent appointed by the court to safeguard his wealth, and it is he who pays the zakah on his behalf. If he has no agent and the zakah has not been paid, then it is paid for the number of years that have passed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 103 من 108/شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/أبطل الباطل/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:07:16)
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