Those who said: no zakah is due on an orphan's wealth until he reaches maturity

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Keep count of the zakah that becomes due on the orphan's wealth; then, when he comes of age and sound judgement is perceived in him, inform him. If he wishes, he may pay the zakah, and if he wishes, he may not.

Ibrahim said: There is no zakah on the wealth of an orphan until he reaches puberty.

Something similar is reported from Ibrahim.

Al-Hasan said: There is no zakah on the wealth of an orphan until he reaches puberty.

Yunus said that al-Hasan held the wealth of his brother's orphaned children, but he would not pay zakah on it.

Shurayh said regarding the property of an orphan: It is bound to happen that when you keep taking out small amounts from it, nothing will be left for him.

Amir said: There is no zakah on the wealth of an orphan (before puberty).

Sa'id bin Dinar said: I asked al-Sha'bi about the wealth of an orphan: is there zakah on it? He said: Yes. But if it were with me, I would not pay zakah on it.

Al-Hasan bin Yazid said: I heard Mujahid say: Keep counting (the orphan's wealth). When you come to know (that it has reached the zakah threshold), pay its zakah.

Al-Hasan said: Zakah will be taken on date palms and livestock; as for the (rest of the) orphan's wealth, there is no zakah on it until he reaches puberty.

It is narrated from Asim that Abu Wa'il said: There was an orphan under my care who owned eight thousand (dirhams or dinars). I did not pay its zakah until he came of age, and then I handed the wealth over to him.

It is narrated from Abd al-Rahman bin al-Sa'ib that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) held an orphan's wealth, and he took that wealth as a loan himself so that he would not (have to) pay its zakah.