Is it permissible to pay zakah on behalf of another person?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A person has wealth that has reached the nisab, and a lunar year has passed over it, so he wanted to pay its zakah. Then another person paid the zakah on his behalf after obtaining his permission. Is that sufficient, and is the owner of the wealth absolved of the obligation?
Answer:
Yes, does it involve representation? This involves representation. If someone pays the zakah on his behalf with his permission, that is permissible. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: A person has wealth that has reached the nisab, and a lunar year has passed over it, so he wanted to pay its zakah. Then another person paid the zakah on his behalf after obtaining his permission. Is that sufficient, and is the owner of the wealth absolved of the obligation?
Answer:
Yes, does it involve representation? This involves representation. If someone pays the zakah on his behalf with his permission, that is permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [867- 4717] هل يجوز دفع الزكاة عن الغير؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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