Sadaqatul fitr on behalf of one’s wife and baaligh children

1 Mar 2012 · 8 Rabiʻ II 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a person discharges sadaqatul fitr on behalf of his wife and baaligh children who are not being supported by him without their permission, will the sadaqatul fitr be discharged?

Answer

The sadaqatul fitr will not be discharged.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ولا يجوز أن يعطي عن غير عياله إلا بأمره كذا في المحيط (الفتاوى الهندية 1/193)

( تجب ) ... ( لا عن زوجته ) وولده الكبير العاقل ولو أدى عنهما بلا إذن أجزأ استحسانا للإذن عادة أي لو في عياله وإلا فلا (الدر المختار 2/363)

ولا يؤدي عن زوجته ولا عن أولاده الكبار وإن كانوا في عياله ولو أدى عنهم أو عن زوجته بغير أمرهم أجزأهم استحسانا كذا في الهداية وعليه الفتوى كذا في فتاوى قاضي خان (الفتاوى الهندية 1/193, فتاوى رحيمية 7/197)

Answered by: Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by: Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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