Paying the zakah of the heirs' wealth on behalf of the agent
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I have become the agent for the wealth of the heirs. Do I have the right to pay the zakah of their wealth, and what is the time for the beginning of the year or the beginning of the payment?
Answer:
If they were adults of sound mind, then they are the ones who pay the zakah of their wealth, or they appoint you to pay it. But if they are minors and you are the agent for their wealth, then you pay their zakah on their behalf.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I have become the agent for the wealth of the heirs. Do I have the right to pay the zakah of their wealth, and what is the time for the beginning of the year or the beginning of the payment?
Answer:
If they were adults of sound mind, then they are the ones who pay the zakah of their wealth, or they appoint you to pay it. But if they are minors and you are the agent for their wealth, then you pay their zakah on their behalf.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 23-06-1439هـ — af.org.sa (53:03)
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