Who is obligated to pay Zakat al-Fitr for a dependent whose support is mandatory, such as a father supported by his son?

Chapter on Zakat al-Fitr

Al-Mughni

Book of Zakat

Book 8 · Issue 2 · Bab 8

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Primary text

If a son marries his father to a woman, and the son is obligated to provide maintenance for both his father and the father's wife, the son is obligated to pay the Zakat al-Fitr for both of them.