Zakat al-Fitr on a wife who has been contracted but not yet entered
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Question:
If a man contracts a woman in marriage but has not yet entered her, does he have to pay Zakat al-Fitr on her behalf?
Answer:
Zakat al-Fitr is tied to financial maintenance. If he has taken possession of the woman, she has come to him, he has taken her, and he is providing for her, then he owes the Fitrah charity following the maintenance. Before he takes possession of her, he owes no maintenance, so he owes no Fitrah charity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
If a man contracts a woman in marriage but has not yet entered her, does he have to pay Zakat al-Fitr on her behalf?
Answer:
Zakat al-Fitr is tied to financial maintenance. If he has taken possession of the woman, she has come to him, he has taken her, and he is providing for her, then he owes the Fitrah charity following the maintenance. Before he takes possession of her, he owes no maintenance, so he owes no Fitrah charity. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 56 من 83 / شرح مختصر زاد المعاد / وقد صالح أهل خيبر / صالح الفوزان / السيرة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (58:29)
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