Is zakat obligatory on the money of minor orphans deposited in an Islamic bank and saved to meet their basic needs, given the insufficiency of other sources of income?
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is obligatory on saved money if it reaches the threshold (). It is a quarter of a tenth (2.5%) to be paid every Hijri year, based on the statement of Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen that it is obligatory on money saved for marriage, buying a house, and similar purposes. Zakat increases wealth and blesses it.
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