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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 …

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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.

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In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh
 
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 Muhtār Vol.2, Pg.269, HM Saīd) ^[1]  
 
And Allāh Ta῾āla Knows Best
Wassalāmu ῾alaykum 
 
Ml. Zeyad Danka,
Student Dārul Iftā
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Dārul Iftā, Madrasah In῾āmiyyah