Does Zakat have to be paid on money saved for a son's marriage, from the profits of which the mother and son are supported, knowing that the father does not provide for his needy son?
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is obligatory on saved money if it reaches the threshold () of 85 grams of gold and a full lunar year (hawl) has passed on it. The amount due is one-quarter of one-tenth (2.5%). It is not permissible to give zakat to one's son, because his maintenance is obligatory upon the mother. Zakat is a blessing and growth for wealth and a purification for the soul.
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