On Whom Zakah Is Obligatory

The Shaykh : Does zakah become obligatory on every piece of wealth? Does it become obligatory on every person? The answer is yes, it is obligatory on every Muslim if the zakatable wealth is present, because these are the conditions. So it is obligatory on the male and the female, correct? And the child? Why did you gather? The child as well, and the adult. Good. And the sane person and the insane person. Correct? The sane person and the insane person. Why? Do you agree with this? The sane person and the insane person, and the free person and the slave. Good. What do we return to for correction? These are questions. It is obligatory on the male and the female, the child and the adult, the sane person and the insane person, and on the free person, not the slave. On the free person, not the slave. Why? Because the slave does not own anything. If his master said, "Take this, a hundred million is for you. Trade with it," he does not own it. Who does the ownership belong to? The master. The master. The evidence for this is the saying of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him): . . So it is obligatory on the free person and the slave. Is my statement correct or not? It is not correct; it is on the free person only. Good. On the Muslim and the disbeliever? The disbeliever, no. The disbeliever, it is not accepted from him, nor is it obligatory on him. What do we say to the disbeliever? We say, "First, become a Muslim. First, become a Muslim. Then pray, then give zakah, then fast, then perform Hajj." Good. And is it obligatory on every wealth? Is zakah obligatory on every wealth? Meaning, everything a person owns, even his cloak, even his cloak and his garment and his car, is it obligatory on him? No, it is not obligatory on every wealth.