Is Zakat obligatory on children?

According to the Hanafi school, Zakat is not obligatory on children who are not mature. According to the Maliki, Shafi’I and Hanbali schools, Zakat is obligatory on the wealth of children.

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Is Zakat obligatory on someone who lacks mental capacity?

According to all jurists, a sane person qualifies to pay Zakat if other conditions are found. A sane person is one who has mental capacity. According to the Hanafi school, Zakat is not obligatory on an individual who lacks mental capacity. According to the majority of scholars, Zakat is obligatory...

Who is liable to pay Zakat?

Whoever has the following three characteristics qualifies to pay Zakat : 1) Adolescent 2) Muslim 3) Sane Adolescence (have reached the age of puberty) In Islam, mature individuals are obliged to perform the compulsory forms of worship such as Ṣalāt, Zakat, Fasting and Ḥajj. Islam considers adolescents as mature. A...

When is Zakat obligatory to pay?

Just like Salat, Fasting and Hajj have conditions before they become obligatory, Zakat also has conditions before it becomes compulsory. Zakat is only obligatory when certain conditions are met. There are two sets of conditions: 1) conditions relating to wealth 2) conditions relating to the Zakat payer...