What are the rulings regarding zakat for single and married women?
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If the intention is (), there is no difference between a man and a woman, nor between a single and a married person. Whenever one owns the and a hawl (full lunar year) passes over it, Zakat becomes obligatory, unless it is money intended for personal use (not investment). If the intention is ( - ritual slaughter), there is also no difference. The slaughter of a woman is permissible by consensus, and it is not disliked to authorize a menstruating woman to perform the slaughter.
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