LessonsThe Book of Zakat: Obligation, Liability Conditions and IntentionQuiz

وَلَيْسَ عَلَى صَبِيٍّ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ وَلَا مُكَاتَبٍ زَكَاةٌ.
Translation: There is no zakat due from a minor, an insane person, or a mukatab.

In the Hanafi position, a minor and a legally insane person are not addressed as liable in the same way as a legally competent adult. A mukatab is an enslaved person under a contractual emancipation agreement; his ownership is not treated as fully independent.

The three exclusions have different legal explanations: legal capacity in the first two cases, and completeness of ownership for the mukatab.

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Minor, Insane Person and Mukatab

The Book of Zakat: Obligation, Liability Conditions and Intention

وَلَيْسَ عَلَى صَبِيٍّ وَلَا مَجْنُونٍ وَلَا مُكَاتَبٍ زَكَاةٌ.
Translation: There is no zakat due from a minor, an insane person, or a mukatab.

In the Hanafi position, a minor and a legally insane person are not addressed as liable in the same way as a legally competent adult. A mukatab is an enslaved person under a contractual emancipation agreement; his ownership is not treated as fully independent.

The three exclusions have different legal explanations: legal capacity in the first two cases, and completeness of ownership for the mukatab.