Question
A Maulana says that it is preferable for Hanafis to pay Zakaat on the wealth of their minor children because it is compulsory according to the other three Math-habs. He says that according to the Usool, Zakaat should be paid. We have never paid Zakaat on the wealth of our naabaaligh children. What should we do?
Answer
What you can easily do is to respectfully advise the Maulana Sahib to go back to the Madrasah to learn and understand the correct application of the Usool. Then he will not speak nonsense. For Hanafis, there is no Zakaat on the wealth of minors. If the Molvi Sahib wishes to pay Zakaat for his minor children, he may do so. But he has no entitlement to impose his ‗taqwa' on others.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 27 No 12
- PDF page
- 7
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