Zakah on money donated from the estate for the brother's marriage
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The questioner:
The questioner says: If all the heirs donate a sum of money from their father's estate to marry their younger brother when he grows up, is zakah due on this money every time a lunar year passes over it?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if it is money and a lunar year passes over it, then zakah is obligatory on it if the person intended to be helped has received it. If he has received it, he pays the zakah because it is his property. If he has not received it, the owner pays the zakah because it has not left the owner's possession; if a lunar year passes over it, he pays the zakah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
In any case, the zakah is due, whether on the part of the one receiving the donation or the one making the donation, once a lunar year has passed over it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: If all the heirs donate a sum of money from their father's estate to marry their younger brother when he grows up, is zakah due on this money every time a lunar year passes over it?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if it is money and a lunar year passes over it, then zakah is obligatory on it if the person intended to be helped has received it. If he has received it, he pays the zakah because it is his property. If he has not received it, the owner pays the zakah because it has not left the owner's possession; if a lunar year passes over it, he pays the zakah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
In any case, the zakah is due, whether on the part of the one receiving the donation or the one making the donation, once a lunar year has passed over it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب ما جاء أن سبب كفر بني آدم وتركهم دينهم هو الغلو في الصالحين — islamhouse.com (1:20:31)
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