Minor or insane owner: The Hanafis exempt the wealth under this rule; al-Shafi‘i treats zakat as a financial right that can remain payable.
Intermittent sanity: Hanafi attributions differ over recovery at the beginning and end of the year, the majority of the year, or any part.
Prompt payment: Reported positions differ about immediate discharge and permissible delay.
These are disagreements about capacity, timing and conditions—not about whether zakat itself is a religious duty.
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The Book of Zakat: Obligation, Liability Conditions and Intention
Minor or insane owner: The Hanafis exempt the wealth under this rule; al-Shafi‘i treats zakat as a financial right that can remain payable.
Intermittent sanity: Hanafi attributions differ over recovery at the beginning and end of the year, the majority of the year, or any part.
Prompt payment: Reported positions differ about immediate discharge and permissible delay.
These are disagreements about capacity, timing and conditions—not about whether zakat itself is a religious duty.