Paying Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of a son who does not pray
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The questioner:
If, for example, the one who is to pay it is a disbeliever, or if a man has an eldest son who he supports, along with his children, and this son does not pray, and the father pays this zakah, only because it has become a custom among people and is not a religious obligation, he pays it while the son does not pray at all, and perhaps he does not fast, and he may not pay zakah on his wealth, and he pays it from his own wealth on behalf of his father, his maternal uncles, his mother, and himself. Yes. Does this become...?
The Shaykh:
[Al-An'am 6:88], but it benefits the poor, it benefits the poor, just as with charity, you give charity.
The questioner:
But.
The Shaykh:
As for him, it is not accepted because he is not among those for whom it is due.
The questioner:
Do you pay it on behalf of your Muslim father, your mother, and your brothers who pray and fast?
The Shaykh:
If they are pleased with that and give you permission, there is no harm, just as if they gave permission to someone else to pay it while concealing it from them, because he withheld it from them with their permission, he paid the zakah on their behalf with their permission, it is a charity for them, and the lost property suffices for them, if it is with their permission and consent. Yes.
If, for example, the one who is to pay it is a disbeliever, or if a man has an eldest son who he supports, along with his children, and this son does not pray, and the father pays this zakah, only because it has become a custom among people and is not a religious obligation, he pays it while the son does not pray at all, and perhaps he does not fast, and he may not pay zakah on his wealth, and he pays it from his own wealth on behalf of his father, his maternal uncles, his mother, and himself. Yes. Does this become...?
The Shaykh:
But if they had associated others with Allah, then worthless for them would be whatever they were doing.
وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُوا لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَThe questioner:
But.
The Shaykh:
As for him, it is not accepted because he is not among those for whom it is due.
The questioner:
Do you pay it on behalf of your Muslim father, your mother, and your brothers who pray and fast?
The Shaykh:
If they are pleased with that and give you permission, there is no harm, just as if they gave permission to someone else to pay it while concealing it from them, because he withheld it from them with their permission, he paid the zakah on their behalf with their permission, it is a charity for them, and the lost property suffices for them, if it is with their permission and consent. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح القديم ]، كتاب الزكاة — islamhouse.com (34:25)
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