I am a man who contracted marriage with a woman but have not consummated it. Is it obligatory for me to pay zakat al-fitr on her behalf, and what is the ruling if I am in one country and she is in another?
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The questioner : He says:The questioner : I am a man who contracted marriage with a woman but have not consummated it. Is it obligatory for me to pay zakat al-fitr on her behalf, and what is the ruling if I am in one country and she is in another?
The Shaykh : If a man contracts marriage with a woman and does not consummate it, he owes nothing of her expenses, neither zakat al-fitr nor financial maintenance, unless the delay is due to him, meaning she requested consummation but he refuses to do so. In that case, the refusal is on his part. However, if the delay is on the part of the wife and her family, meaning they are delaying consummation, then he owes nothing of the expenses or zakat al-fitr. Also, if it is customary to delay consummation for a month or half a month, then likewise he owes no maintenance for the woman as long as he has not consummated the marriage. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. He says:The questioner : I was breastfed by my paternal aunt, and my maternal cousin was also breastfed by her. Is there a kinship relationship between me and my maternal cousin?
The Shaykh : Repeat, repeat the question.
The Shaykh : If a man contracts marriage with a woman and does not consummate it, he owes nothing of her expenses, neither zakat al-fitr nor financial maintenance, unless the delay is due to him, meaning she requested consummation but he refuses to do so. In that case, the refusal is on his part. However, if the delay is on the part of the wife and her family, meaning they are delaying consummation, then he owes nothing of the expenses or zakat al-fitr. Also, if it is customary to delay consummation for a month or half a month, then likewise he owes no maintenance for the woman as long as he has not consummated the marriage. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. He says:The questioner : I was breastfed by my paternal aunt, and my maternal cousin was also breastfed by her. Is there a kinship relationship between me and my maternal cousin?
The Shaykh : Repeat, repeat the question.