Paying Zakah on Behalf of Another: Permission and Intention
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person wants to pay zakah on behalf of another, is permission and intention required?
Answer:
It is necessary. The obligation is not lifted from the one who owes zakah unless the agent intends it. If he does not intend it and pays it on his behalf without his permission, it is not valid, because it is an act of worship, and intention is required for acts of worship. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 1
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a person wants to pay zakah on behalf of another, is permission and intention required?
Answer:
It is necessary. The obligation is not lifted from the one who owes zakah unless the agent intends it. If he does not intend it and pays it on his behalf without his permission, it is not valid, because it is an act of worship, and intention is required for acts of worship. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The reward of deeds depends upon the intentions and every person will get the reward according to what he has intended.
إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرئ ما نوى
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، كتاب الزكاة — islamhouse.com (50:18)
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