The ruling on the zakah of a sister's money in the bank
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Question:
There is a sum of money belonging to my sister in the bank, and a year has passed without anything being paid from it. I informed her that I would pay the zakah on it, but she refused. This money is in my name at the bank. Is she sinful for that, or not?
Answer:
Zakah is obligatory. If this money reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it, then zakah is obligatory. It is a pillar of Islam, and it is not permissible to be lax in it. You must pay the zakah on this money yourself. If you do not do so, you must compel her to do so, because you have authority over her and you are her guardian.[An-Nisa 4:34] You must compel her to do so and not leave her without paying zakah, because zakah is paired with prayer in the Book of Allah the Exalted. Just as you compel her to pray, you compel her to pay zakah.
There is a sum of money belonging to my sister in the bank, and a year has passed without anything being paid from it. I informed her that I would pay the zakah on it, but she refused. This money is in my name at the bank. Is she sinful for that, or not?
Answer:
Zakah is obligatory. If this money reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it, then zakah is obligatory. It is a pillar of Islam, and it is not permissible to be lax in it. You must pay the zakah on this money yourself. If you do not do so, you must compel her to do so, because you have authority over her and you are her guardian.
Men are in charge of women
الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ
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