The People for Whom Zakat al-Fitr Is Paid
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The Shaykh : Who is it paid on behalf of?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, answer.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Who is it paid on behalf of?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : On behalf of the fasting person... The one who breaks the fast, rest, do not wander, may Allah bless you, stay with us. It is paid on behalf of every Muslim, whether young or old, male or female, free, what? Or a slave, as indicated by the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar. What about the fetus in the womb, meaning the pregnancy? Is it paid on behalf of it? The scholars recommended paying it on behalf of the fetus, as a recommendation, not as an obligation, due to the action of the Commander of the Faithful, 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him). If one pays it on behalf of the fetus, that is better, and if one does not, he owes nothing, because it has not yet come into the world. This is regarding Zakat al-Fitr. So it is obligatory upon us, O brothers, to say, "We have heard and obeyed," and to pay it as a sa' of food, as the Companions used to do, and as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) made it obligatory as a sa' of dates or a sa' of barley.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, answer.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Who is it paid on behalf of?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : On behalf of the fasting person... The one who breaks the fast, rest, do not wander, may Allah bless you, stay with us. It is paid on behalf of every Muslim, whether young or old, male or female, free, what? Or a slave, as indicated by the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar. What about the fetus in the womb, meaning the pregnancy? Is it paid on behalf of it? The scholars recommended paying it on behalf of the fetus, as a recommendation, not as an obligation, due to the action of the Commander of the Faithful, 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (may Allah be pleased with him). If one pays it on behalf of the fetus, that is better, and if one does not, he owes nothing, because it has not yet come into the world. This is regarding Zakat al-Fitr. So it is obligatory upon us, O brothers, to say, "We have heard and obeyed," and to pay it as a sa' of food, as the Companions used to do, and as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) made it obligatory as a sa' of dates or a sa' of barley.