Title: Fitrah on behalf of adult children

Question: Being a parent, can I give Fitrah on behalf of my adult children who are earning well. Is there any hard and fast rule?

Answer ID: 165247Posted on: Aug 31, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 2/205/SN=04/1440)

According to Shariah, it is not wajib for you to pay sadaqah al-Fitr of your adult children but if the children are sahib-e-nisab then it is mandatory for them to pay their sadaqah al-Fitr on their behalf. However, if the children stay with you in a joint family and you pay sadaqah al-Fitr on their behalf then there is no harm; their sadaqah will be paid. As when children stay with father then usually a father carries such tasks on behalf of his children. It is recorded in Dur Mukhtar with Shami: 3: 317, Zakariya:

...... لا عن زوجته وولده الكبير العاقل ولو أدى عنهما بلا إذن أجزأ استحساناً للإذن عادة أي لو في عياله وإلا فلا (در مختار) .... وعليه الفتوى (رد المحتار).