Orphans receive zakah from the wealth of Muslims, as well as social security, until the money reaches one hundred thousand riyals. Do they have to pay zakah?

The questioner : There are orphans who receive zakah from the wealth of Muslims, as well as from social security, until the money reaches one hundred thousand riyals. Do they have to pay zakah, given that they are orphans and do not have anyone to provide for them?

The Shaykh : First, it is obligatory, O brothers, for us to know that zakah is not for orphans. Zakah is for the poor and the needy and the other categories. An orphan may be wealthy; his father may have left him money that makes him self-sufficient, or he may have a salary from social security or something else that makes him self-sufficient. For this reason, we say that the guardian of the orphan must not accept zakah if the orphan has what makes him self-sufficient. As for voluntary charity, it is recommended for orphans, even if they are wealthy. If money accumulates with the orphans, then zakah is obligatory on it, even if they are orphans, because reaching the age of maturity and having sound mind are not conditions for zakah. Therefore, zakah is obligatory on the money of a minor and on the money of a person of unsound mind. Yes.