The ruling on paying zakah on behalf of a relative without his knowledge
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My relative does not pay the zakah on his wealth. Is it permissible for me to determine the amount and then pay it on his behalf so that his obligation is discharged?
Answer:
His obligation is not discharged. Zakah is an act of worship, a financial act of worship. The one for whom it is obligatory must be the one to pay it. If you inform him that you will bear it on his behalf and he gives you permission, there is no harm. However, if you pay it on his behalf while he is unaware, saying, "This is so-and-so's zakah," that is not sufficient. There is no intention from the one who owns the wealth. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My relative does not pay the zakah on his wealth. Is it permissible for me to determine the amount and then pay it on his behalf so that his obligation is discharged?
Answer:
His obligation is not discharged. Zakah is an act of worship, a financial act of worship. The one for whom it is obligatory must be the one to pay it. If you inform him that you will bear it on his behalf and he gives you permission, there is no harm. However, if you pay it on his behalf while he is unaware, saying, "This is so-and-so's zakah," that is not sufficient. There is no intention from the one who owns the wealth. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 25-01-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (48:41)
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