ويؤدي المولى المسلم الفطرة عن عبده الكافر
Translation: A Muslim master pays fitrah on behalf of his non-Muslim slave.
The expression names a Muslim owner and a non-Muslim enslaved person in the historical legal framework. The specified liability is attributed to the owner in that relationship.
It does not state that fitrah is a general, direct obligation on every non-Muslim individual.
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Sadaqat al-Fitr: Liability, Amounts, and Timing
ويؤدي المولى المسلم الفطرة عن عبده الكافر
Translation: A Muslim master pays fitrah on behalf of his non-Muslim slave.
The expression names a Muslim owner and a non-Muslim enslaved person in the historical legal framework. The specified liability is attributed to the owner in that relationship.
It does not state that fitrah is a general, direct obligation on every non-Muslim individual.