Paying Zakat-ul-Fitr on behalf of one's wife who happens to stay with her parents when Zakah should be paid


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Q: We know that Zakat-ul-Fitr (obligatory charity paid before the Festival of Breaking the Fast) is Wajib (obligatory) upon every Muslim who should pay it for himself and for those under his charge such as his children, wife and servant. However, if the wife travels to visit her parents in another country and stays there for more than two months until it is the day of `Eid-ul-Fitr (the Festival of Breaking the Fast) while she is still there at her parents, should the husband pay Zakat-ul-Fitr due on her or should her parents pay it, because she is staying with them at the time of payment?


A: If the case is as you have mentioned, Zakat-ul-Fitr that is due on the wife should be paid by her husband.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.




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