Paying Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of servants and drivers
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Is it permissible to pay Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of the driver and the maid who are under my sponsorship? He asks: Is it permissible to pay Zakat al-Fitr on their behalf?
The Shaykh:
If they are, yes, yes, Zakat al-Fitr or Zakat on money?
The questioner:
Zakat al-Fitr or Zakat.
The Shaykh:
Zakat al-Fitr, yes, you may pay it on their behalf. As for Zakat on money, if you have Zakat due and they are poor, and you do not count it as wages or encourage them to work for you, but rather you give it to them for the sake of Allah, there is no harm.
The questioner says: Is it permissible to pay Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of the driver and the maid who are under my sponsorship? He asks: Is it permissible to pay Zakat al-Fitr on their behalf?
The Shaykh:
If they are, yes, yes, Zakat al-Fitr or Zakat on money?
The questioner:
Zakat al-Fitr or Zakat.
The Shaykh:
Zakat al-Fitr, yes, you may pay it on their behalf. As for Zakat on money, if you have Zakat due and they are poor, and you do not count it as wages or encourage them to work for you, but rather you give it to them for the sake of Allah, there is no harm.
Source
لقاء رمضاني مفتوح 20-09-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (16:56)
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