On the saying of Allah the Exalted: ((Take from their wealth a charity...)) Does it refer to specific individuals? Is not the child not obligated to pay it?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. You mentioned that the insane person...
The Shaykh : Five missed, O Hajjaj?
The questioner : That zakah is a right in wealth, and you mentioned the verse[At-Tawbah 9:103] ... [At-Tawbah 9:103] meaning ... individuals, meaning on the same person ... the wealth.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the hadith of Mu'adh being sent to Yemen, where he was commanded to collect it from specific people, meaning ... .
The Shaykh : It seems you want to argue that zakah is not permissible from the wealth of a child or an insane person?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : No, that is not correct. Because of His saying[At-Tawbah 9:103], is it not possible for the child to be purified? It is possible. It can purify his character, and Allah may make it a cause for the improvement of his character. Otherwise, yes, in terms of sins, he has no sins upon him. And likewise, for the insane person, this may be a cause for his reason to return to him. Yes.
The Shaykh : Five missed, O Hajjaj?
The questioner : That zakah is a right in wealth, and you mentioned the verse
Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity
خذ من أموالهم صدقةby which you purify them and cause them increase
تطهرهم وتزكيهم بهاThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the hadith of Mu'adh being sent to Yemen, where he was commanded to collect it from specific people, meaning ... .
The Shaykh : It seems you want to argue that zakah is not permissible from the wealth of a child or an insane person?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : No, that is not correct. Because of His saying