Her husband passed away and left her thirty thousand riyals, and a lunar year has passed. Is she required to pay zakah?

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. She also asks, saying: A woman’s husband passed away and left her a sum of thirty thousand riyals, and a year has passed over this amount. She is now asking about the zakah. Some people answered her by saying that there is no zakah on the endowments (waqf) of orphans. Is what was said correct?

Answer:
This is not an endowment; this is inheritance. If this deceased man had children and a wife, then his wealth becomes their inheritance, each receiving what Allah has decreed for them in terms of inheritance. The wife receives one-eighth. If the children are male, the wealth belongs to them according to the number of their heads. If they are female, they receive two-thirds, and the remainder goes to the residuary heir. If there is only one daughter, she receives one-half, and the remainder goes to the residuary heir. If there are both males and females, the male receives the share of two females. Their guardian, who manages their affairs, pays the zakah on their behalf because he is their representative. He pays the zakah on their behalf because he stands in their place in this matter. The zakah is not waived from their wealth, because this is not from the endowments, but rather it is inheritance and their property. Yes.