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Discharging Zakāt on Behalf of Another

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Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt

Question:

Can someone pay zakāt on behalf of another person? E.g. Zayd is the owner of niāb (require amount), his zakāt amount is $60. Can ‘Amr pay Zayd’s zakāt from his own (i.e. ‘Amr’s wealth) with Zayd’s permission?

Answer:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah.

Yes, it is permissible for a person to discharge zakāt on behalf of another person, provided the person has given the approval and or permission.

It is a known fact from Islamic history that the Prophet Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him) appointed a number of Companions to both, collect zakāt charity on his behalf and also to distribute it to the needy.  – (See: Mukhtaṣar Al-Qudūrī, Dār Al-Kutub Al-’Ilmiyyah, Page 115[1],  Al-Fatāwā Al-Hindīyyah, Page 171, Vol 1, Dār Al-Fikr[2])

Only Allāh knows best.


[1] كل عقد جاز أن يعقده الإنسان بنفسه جاز أن يوكل به غيره – القدوري ١١٥

[2] إذَا وَكَّلَ فِي أَدَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ أَجْزَأَتْهُ النِّيَّةُ عِنْدَ الدَّفْعِ إلَى الْوَكِيلِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَنْوِ عِنْدَ التَّوْكِيلِ وَنَوَى عِنْدَ دَفْعِ الْوَكِيلِ جَازَ كَذَا فِي الْجَوْهَرَةِ النَّيِّرَةِ وَتُعْتَبَرُ نِيَّةُ الْمُوَكِّلِ فِي الزَّكَاةِ دُونَ الْوَكِيلِ كَذَا فِي مِعْرَاجِ الدِّرَايَةِ فَلَوْ دَفَعَ الزَّكَاةَ إلَى رَجُلٍ وَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ إلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ فَدَفَعَ، وَلَمْ يَنْوِ عِنْدَ الدَّفْعِ جَازَ. وَلَوْ دَفَعَهَا إلَى الذِّمِّيِّ لِيَدْفَعَهَا إلَى الْفُقَرَاءِ جَازَ لِوُجُودِ النِّيَّةِ مِنْ الْآمِرِ هَكَذَا فِي مُحِيطِ السَّرَخْسِيِّ فَإِنْ تَجَدَّدَ لِلْمُوَكِّلِ نِيَّةٌ أُخْرَى بَعْدَ الدَّفْعِ إلَى الْوَكِيلِ قَبْلَ دَفْعِ الْوَكِيلِ إلَى الْفَقِيرِ كَانَ عَمَّا نَوَى أَخِيرًا حَتَّى لَوْ دَفَعَ إلَيْهِ دَرَاهِمَ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِهَا عَنْ زَكَاةِ مَالِهِ فَلَمْ يَدْفَعْ الْمَأْمُورُ حَتَّى نَوَى الْآمِرُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَنْ نَذْرِهِ وَقَعَتْ عَنْ ذَلِكَ كَذَا فِي السِّرَاجِ الْوَهَّاجِ – الفتاوى الهندية ج١/ص١٧١

This answer was collected from Mathabah.org. It’s an Islamic educational institute based in Canada. The questions are generally answered by Sheikh Yusuf Badat and Sheikh Omar Subedar.

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