Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of the fetus and domestic servants
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling regarding paying Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of the fetus, domestic servants, and others, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
As for the fetus, it is recommended to pay it on his behalf, but it is not obligatory. As for domestic servants, if he provides for them during Ramadan and spends on them during Ramadan, then the alms of Fitr follows the provision, so he pays the alms of Fitr on their behalf. If he does not provide for them during Ramadan and wants to volunteer to pay the alms on their behalf, that is a good thing, because it falls under the category of acting as a representative. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling regarding paying Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of the fetus, domestic servants, and others, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
As for the fetus, it is recommended to pay it on his behalf, but it is not obligatory. As for domestic servants, if he provides for them during Ramadan and spends on them during Ramadan, then the alms of Fitr follows the provision, so he pays the alms of Fitr on their behalf. If he does not provide for them during Ramadan and wants to volunteer to pay the alms on their behalf, that is a good thing, because it falls under the category of acting as a representative. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 30 من 30|شرح أحاديث الصيام من كتاب المنتقى|ختام الشهر|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (6:26)
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