Does a rich boy who has not reached the age of puberty have to give zakat of his property?
People who are not sane or who have not reached the age of puberty are not obliged to give zakat because they are not religiously responsible. However, since the poor have a right on the property of the rich, the guardians of such people should give zakat out of their property even if people who are not sane or who have not reached the age of puberty are not obliged to give zakat. As a matter of fact, the following is stated in the Quran; ” And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy), him who asked and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking).” (adh-Dhariyat 51/19).
