I have a sum of money belonging to a woman who has lost her mind and is not expected to recover, and every year I pay the zakah on this money, and the meaning of this is
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The questioner : May Allah reward the honorableThe Shaykh : I have a sum of money belonging to a woman who has lost her mind and is not expected to recover.
The Shaykh : And is it not?
The questioner : And is not expected to recover. And every year I pay the zakah on this money. And the meaning of this is: that this money will remain until it falls below the zakah threshold. So what should I do?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for us to know that if the principal loses his mind, either due to a mental deficiency that is not expected to be cured, or due to insanity—may Allah protect us from it—then the agency is dissolved. It is not permissible for him to dispose of the money, neither by paying zakah, nor by selling or buying, nor by anything else. That is to say, the agency is dissolved if the principal’s ability to act ceases due to insanity, a disorder in thinking, or something else, or due to a fainting spell that is not expected to end. Based on this, it is obligatory for the one who has this woman’s money in his possession to give it to her responsible family members, or to obtain a new agency from the court.
Yes.
The Shaykh : And is it not?
The questioner : And is not expected to recover. And every year I pay the zakah on this money. And the meaning of this is: that this money will remain until it falls below the zakah threshold. So what should I do?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory for us to know that if the principal loses his mind, either due to a mental deficiency that is not expected to be cured, or due to insanity—may Allah protect us from it—then the agency is dissolved. It is not permissible for him to dispose of the money, neither by paying zakah, nor by selling or buying, nor by anything else. That is to say, the agency is dissolved if the principal’s ability to act ceases due to insanity, a disorder in thinking, or something else, or due to a fainting spell that is not expected to end. Based on this, it is obligatory for the one who has this woman’s money in his possession to give it to her responsible family members, or to obtain a new agency from the court.
Yes.