Two partners in livestock, and one of them volunteers to pay the zakah on behalf of the other: what is the position of the other?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : If there are two partners in livestock and one of them volunteers to pay the zakah on behalf of the other, what is the ruling for the other? Is he considered to have paid his zakah, or does he have to pay his own?
The Shaykh : Yes, if the second partner permits the first to act on his behalf, there is no harm, especially if the obligatory zakah is a single item, meaning, for example, one sheep that cannot be divided. However, if the obligation is two sheep and their wealth is equal, we might say: wait, wait, so that you pay your own zakah and your partner pays his own. Nevertheless, we say that if his partner permits it, there is no harm. Yes.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : If there are two partners in livestock and one of them volunteers to pay the zakah on behalf of the other, what is the ruling for the other? Is he considered to have paid his zakah, or does he have to pay his own?
The Shaykh : Yes, if the second partner permits the first to act on his behalf, there is no harm, especially if the obligatory zakah is a single item, meaning, for example, one sheep that cannot be divided. However, if the obligation is two sheep and their wealth is equal, we might say: wait, wait, so that you pay your own zakah and your partner pays his own. Nevertheless, we say that if his partner permits it, there is no harm. Yes.