Is it permissible for a provider from the Sunni community, such as a mother, to pay Zakat al-Fitr on our behalf, or must we pay it ourselves?
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Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings.
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei and Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect them):
It is not a condition for the payment of Zakat al-Fitr that the payer must be a believer. Therefore, if the provider from the Sunni community pays it on your behalf, it will be considered fulfilled for you.
May you be successful in all good.
Source:
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Khamenei (may God protect him): Tahrir al-Wasilah - Zakat - Zakat of Bodies - On Whom It Is Obligatory - M1
Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sistani (may God protect him): Minhaj al-Salihin - Vol. 1 - Conditions for the Obligation of Fitr and Some of Its Rulings - M 1172