Is it permissible to pay the Zakat of fasting on behalf of brothers who do not fast, drink alcohol, and do not pray, and who is responsible for paying Zakat on their behalf: them or the mother, knowing that they are over thirty years old and some of them are unemployed?
The brothers must pay Zakat al-Fitr because it is one of the obligatory duties, like prayer and fasting. The mother is not obligated to pay it on their behalf unless one of them is unable to work and possesses no money, and his maintenance becomes her responsibility.
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