I was working with a man and I fasted Ramadan with him, and on 'Id al-Fitr he said to me, "I paid your zakat al-fitr along with my children's." Is that valid?
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The questioner:
I was working, Honorable Shaykh, with a man in lawful work, and I fasted Ramadan with him. When 'Id al-Fitr came to us, the man said to me, "I paid your zakat al-fitr along with my children's." Is that valid? And has the obligation been lifted from me? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
If you did not appoint him to do that and did not order him to do it, then it does not suffice for you. Because paying the fitrah, paying zakat al-fitr, is an act of worship, and worship is not valid except with intention. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Actions are only by intentions, and every person will have what he intended." So the default is that you pay it for yourself with your own hand. It is permissible for you to appoint someone to pay it on your behalf. If someone pays it for you without your permission and without your appointment, it is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Except if the one who pays the fitrah for others is someone who provides for their maintenance, such as the caretaker of the house, or the father, or the eldest of the brothers who supports the people in the house. Then he pays for himself and for the members of his household whom he supports,
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
I was working, Honorable Shaykh, with a man in lawful work, and I fasted Ramadan with him. When 'Id al-Fitr came to us, the man said to me, "I paid your zakat al-fitr along with my children's." Is that valid? And has the obligation been lifted from me? May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
If you did not appoint him to do that and did not order him to do it, then it does not suffice for you. Because paying the fitrah, paying zakat al-fitr, is an act of worship, and worship is not valid except with intention. And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Actions are only by intentions, and every person will have what he intended." So the default is that you pay it for yourself with your own hand. It is permissible for you to appoint someone to pay it on your behalf. If someone pays it for you without your permission and without your appointment, it is not permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
Except if the one who pays the fitrah for others is someone who provides for their maintenance, such as the caretaker of the house, or the father, or the eldest of the brothers who supports the people in the house. Then he pays for himself and for the members of his household whom he supports,
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كنت أشتغل مع رجل وصمت معه رمضان وفي عيد الفطر قال لي دفعت فطرتك مع أولادي فهل يصح ذلك؟ الشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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