The young man who owns wealth: Is zakah obligatory on him or on his father?
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Question:
Shaykh, right now we young people do not know when we should give zakah. Does our father give zakah on our behalf, or do we give it ourselves? Zakat al-fitr. No, it is the zakah on wealth. The zakah on wealth. All right. I have another question after this.
Answer:
My brother, the zakah on wealth is upon the owner; it is not upon anyone else. The zakah on wealth is upon the owner. Whoever owns wealth that reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it, he gives its zakah. And if the father pays the zakah as a voluntary act, there is no harm, provided he has the permission of the one upon whom it is obligatory. This falls under the category of agency. Yes.
Shaykh, right now we young people do not know when we should give zakah. Does our father give zakah on our behalf, or do we give it ourselves? Zakat al-fitr. No, it is the zakah on wealth. The zakah on wealth. All right. I have another question after this.
Answer:
My brother, the zakah on wealth is upon the owner; it is not upon anyone else. The zakah on wealth is upon the owner. Whoever owns wealth that reaches the nisab and a lunar year has passed over it, he gives its zakah. And if the father pays the zakah as a voluntary act, there is no harm, provided he has the permission of the one upon whom it is obligatory. This falls under the category of agency. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، الشاب الذي يملك المال، هل تجب عليه الزكاة أم على أبيه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (0:10)
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