Paying the zakah of a wife's gold on her behalf
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Question:
The questioner: If a wife has gold that is her mahr (bridal gift) and she wants to pay its zakah, but she does not have the money at the time, is it permissible for her to give him the money she took as zakah from her own wealth?
Answer:
The Shaykh: It is good and fine. If you help her and pay the zakah on her behalf, you are doing a good deed and you have cleared her obligation. Yes.
The questioner: If a wife has gold that is her mahr (bridal gift) and she wants to pay its zakah, but she does not have the money at the time, is it permissible for her to give him the money she took as zakah from her own wealth?
Answer:
The Shaykh: It is good and fine. If you help her and pay the zakah on her behalf, you are doing a good deed and you have cleared her obligation. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب المواقيت - 2 — islamhouse.com (1:02:20)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.