A financially qualified Muslim lives with his wife, one adult daughter and two minor children. Under the specific mandatory responsibility described by the text, he pays for himself and his two minors: three persons.
His wife and adult daughter are not added solely because they share his household. Their own liability is assessed separately, while authorised payment on someone else’s behalf is a different question.
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Sadaqat al-Fitr: Liability, Amounts, and Timing
A financially qualified Muslim lives with his wife, one adult daughter and two minor children. Under the specific mandatory responsibility described by the text, he pays for himself and his two minors: three persons.
His wife and adult daughter are not added solely because they share his household. Their own liability is assessed separately, while authorised payment on someone else’s behalf is a different question.