Zakat Al-Fitr for an Unborn Child

Publication : 03-12-2002

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Should Zakat Al-Fitr be paid on behalf of a child who is still in his mother’s womb or not?

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It is recommended to pay Zakat Al-Fitr for unborn child because of what `Uthman did, but it is not obligatory because there is no evidence to that effect.

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

It is recommended to pay Zakat Al-Fitr for unborn child because of what `Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) did, but it is not obligatory because there is no evidence to that effect.

For more details, please refer to the following answers: 69, 49793 , 207225 , 145563 , 37636 , 12938 , and 22888 .

And Allah is the Source of strength.

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

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