The Ruling on a Husband Paying the Zakah on His Wife's Gold
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for a man to pay the zakah on his wife's gold?
Answer:
Yes, if she appoints him as her agent in that matter, there is nothing wrong with it. If she appoints him and he pays the zakah on her behalf from his own wealth, there is nothing wrong with that. This falls under agency; financial acts of worship admit of agency. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for a man to pay the zakah on his wife's gold?
Answer:
Yes, if she appoints him as her agent in that matter, there is nothing wrong with it. If she appoints him and he pays the zakah on her behalf from his own wealth, there is nothing wrong with that. This falls under agency; financial acts of worship admit of agency. Yes.
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 15 — archive.org (27:22)
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