The Ruling on the Zakah of Orphans' Money Designated for Construction
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The questioner : It is not like zakah. Zakah is obligatory on the money of the orphan. There is no right for Allah in this expiation.
The Shaykh : O my son. It is not obligatory on one who is not a mature, sane person. Therefore, there is no expiation required of her. Praise be to Allah. Perhaps there is. Yes.
The questioner : A man has orphans' money, and he has started a construction project for the orphans, completing thirty percent of it, and he is committed to expenses to complete it. A lunar year has passed over this money. Is zakah obligatory on it?
The Shaykh : Yes. When a lunar year has passed over the money, its zakah becomes obligatory, whether a person prepares it for building a house, for marriage, or for maintenance. The important thing is that if a lunar year has passed over the zakatable money, its zakah is obligatory in all cases. Yes.
The Shaykh : O my son. It is not obligatory on one who is not a mature, sane person. Therefore, there is no expiation required of her. Praise be to Allah. Perhaps there is. Yes.
The questioner : A man has orphans' money, and he has started a construction project for the orphans, completing thirty percent of it, and he is committed to expenses to complete it. A lunar year has passed over this money. Is zakah obligatory on it?
The Shaykh : Yes. When a lunar year has passed over the money, its zakah becomes obligatory, whether a person prepares it for building a house, for marriage, or for maintenance. The important thing is that if a lunar year has passed over the zakatable money, its zakah is obligatory in all cases. Yes.
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اللقاءات الرمضانية لعام 1413هـ - 2 — binothaimeen.net (52:02)
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