The wisdom of prioritizing the slave over the child in zakat al-fitr
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the wisdom behind giving the slave precedence over the child in zakah?
The Shaykh:
Because the slave’s maintenance is obligatory by virtue of ownership, and this is stronger than the bond of birth. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
For himself, unlike the slave. The slave has no wealth; that is, his wealth belongs to his master. As for the child, he may have wealth separate from his father’s wealth, so there is a difference.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the wisdom behind giving the slave precedence over the child in zakah?
The Shaykh:
Because the slave’s maintenance is obligatory by virtue of ownership, and this is stronger than the bond of birth. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
For himself, unlike the slave. The slave has no wealth; that is, his wealth belongs to his master. As for the child, he may have wealth separate from his father’s wealth, so there is a difference.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 033-كتاب الزكاة - 3 - 16-7-22 هـ — archive.org (1:13:59)
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