Q: 117 – Title: Me and my wife calculated the amount of Zakaat and discussed that we will pay it off every month till it completes. Now my wife ...

Question

Assalamu Alaikum
Me and my wife calculated the amount of Zakaat and discussed that we will pay it off every month till it completes. Now my wife has left me for her mom house and has not yet returned.
If I pay a fix amount every month till full Zakaat is paid off,, will Zakaat be valid or my wife must pay her own for Zakaat to be valid. Please advise.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalamu 'alaykum wa Rahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

The zakat which you pay on behalf of your wife, with her consent, will be valid and be rightfully discharged. There is no need for her to personally pay her own zakat if such an arrangement is in place.

(Raddul Muhtar Vol.2, Pg.269, HM Saad) ^[1]

And Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Wassalamu 'alaykum

Ml. Zeyad Danka,
Student Darul Ifta

Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Ifta, Madrasah Inaamiyyah