Thursday 18 Ramadan 1445 - 28 March 2024
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Zakaat al-Fitr on behalf of a foetus

Question

Should zakaat al-fitr be paid on behalf of a child who is still in his mother’s womb or not?.

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

It is mustahabb to pay it because of what ‘Uthmaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) did, but it is not obligatory because there is no evidence to that effect. 

And Allaah is the Source of strength. 

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Source: Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas, 9/366