Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of detained minors
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Question:
The young people who are detained during the month of Ramadan: is zakat al-fitr obligatory on them from their own money or from their families, or is it the responsibility of the officials of the Dawah?
Answer:
Zakat al-fitr is obligatory on them from their wealth. If they have no wealth, then it is obligatory on the one who provides for them, whether it is their father, mother, or siblings, provided that he has wealth.
The young people who are detained during the month of Ramadan: is zakat al-fitr obligatory on them from their own money or from their families, or is it the responsibility of the officials of the Dawah?
Answer:
Zakat al-fitr is obligatory on them from their wealth. If they have no wealth, then it is obligatory on the one who provides for them, whether it is their father, mother, or siblings, provided that he has wealth.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء في دار الملاحظة الاجتماعية - ابن باز - ٦٤ — archive.org (28:26)
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