Imam Khamenei - Khums - Index

This is the index for the Khums Rules section of Practical Laws of Islam according to the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Gift, Present, Bank Prize, Dowry, and Inheritance

1. Khums: Do Gifts and ʿĪd Presents Require Khums?

2. Khums: Are Bank Prizes and Interest-Free Loan Rewards Subject to Khums?

3. Khums: Is Khums Due on Martyrs’ Foundation Payments Exceeding Annual Expenses?

4. Khums: Is Maintenance from Relatives Subject to Khums If Donor Didn’t Pay It?

5. Khums: Is a Trousseau Flat Given to One’s Daughter Liable for Khums?

6. Khums: Can One Gift Money to Avoid Khums Before Year-End?

7. Khums: Gifting Spouses Income to Avoid Khums — Is It Permissible?

8. Khums: Funds for Mustaḥabb Hajj Left by a Deceased — Should They Be Used or Pay Khums?

9. Khums: Does Increased Value of Gifted or Inherited Orchard Require Khums?

10. Khums: Is Khums Due on Insurance Reimbursements for Medical Expenses?

11. Khums: Is Khums Due on Salary Savings for Future Wedding Expenses?

12. Khums: Is Khums Applicable to Dowry — Whether Immediate or Deferred?

13. Khums: Are Partially Paid ‘Īd Gifts from the Government Liable for Khums?

14. Khums: Using a Deceased’s Estate Before Paying Khums — What’s the Ruling for Heirs and Guests?

Loan, Monthly Salary, Insurance, and Retirement Pension

1. Khums: Do Employees with Installment Debts Still Owe Khums on Surplus Savings?

2. Khums: Is Khums Due on a Loan Taken for Hajj al-Tamattuʿ?

3. Khums: Khums on Refunded Housing Funds: Loan, Salary, and Household Items

4. Khums: Is Khums Due on an Unused Bank Loan Held for a Year?

5. Khums: Does a Long-Term House Debt Reduce Annual Khums Liability?

6. Khums: Are Student Books Bought with Loans or Parents’ Money Subject to Khums?

7. Khums: Who Pays Khums on Borrowed Money — the Lender or the Borrower?

8. Khums: Is Khums Obligatory on Retirement Pension Payments?

9. Khums: Is Khums Due on Government Payments to POW Families Saved in a Bank?

10. Khums: Do Savings Reserved for Unclaimed Debt Reduce Khums Liability?

11. Khums: Does Khums Apply to Savings If One Has Long-Term Debt?

12. Khums: Is Insurance Compensation for Loss or Injury Liable for Khums?

13. Khums: Can a Loan Used to Buy Land Be Exempted from Khums on Year-End Income?

14. Khums: Early Loan Repayment vs. Khums at Year-End — What’s the Ruling?

15. Khums: Is Advance Rent Payment for a House Subject to Khums?

Selling a House, Means of Transportation, and Lands

1. Khums: Is Khums Due on a House Built with Non-Khums-Paid Money — At What Value?

2. Khums: Sold Home at Khums Year-End — What’s the Obligation Amid Financial Difficulty?

3. Khums: Selling an Unused House to Buy a Car — Is Khums Due on the Sale Price?

4. Khums: Is Khums Due on Money from Selling Unused Home Items if Reinvested?

5. Khums: Paid for Future Housing Land — Is Khums Due on Loaned and Personal Funds?

6. Khums: Khums on House Sale Money Kept for Interest or to Buy a New Home — What’s the Ruling?

7. Khums: Are All Types of Savings Always Liable for Khums?

8. Khums: Selling a Car Bought Without Paying Khums — What Part of the Proceeds Is Liable?

9. Khums: Sold Car to Pay House Debt Before Khums Year — Is Khums Applicable?

10. Khums: Selling Personal Necessities for Upgrades — Is Khums Due on the Sale?

11. Khums: Selling Personal Items Bought with Khums-Paid Money — Is Profit Liable?

Treasure, Mine, and Ḥalāl Mixed With Ḥarām Property

1. Khums: Is Khums Due on Buried Treasure Found on One’s Own Land?

2. Khums: Khums on Government-Extracted Minerals — Who Bears the Obligation?

3. Khums: When Ḥarām and Ḥalāl Wealth Mix — What’s the Ruling and Remedy?

4. Khums: Lent Money Before Khums Year for Investment — Is Khums Due Now?

5. Khums: Is Khums Due on Long-Term Bank Deposits Held for Employment Purposes?

6. Khums: Is Inaccessible Bank Deposit Money Liable for Khums?

7. Khums: Is Khums Due on Security Deposits in Rental Agreements — Tenant or Landlord?

8. Khums: Delayed Government Salaries — Are They Liable for Khums Upon Receipt?

Ma’ūnah

1. Khums: Khums on Unused Personal Library — Does Ownership or Usage Matter?

2. Khums: Is Gold Gifted by a Husband to His Wife Subject to Khums?

3. Khums: Is Khums Due on Undelivered Books Paid for in Advance?

4. Khums: Is a Second Necessary Plot of Land Subject to Khums If Left Unbuilt?

5. Khums: Do All Dishes Need to Be Used to Avoid Khums, or Is Partial Use Enough?

6. Khums: Are Unused Guest Items Like Dishes or Carpets Liable for Khums?

7. Khums: Khums on Household Items Bought Gradually by Groom’s Family — What’s the Ruling?

8. Khums: Does Using One Volume Exempt an Entire Book Set from Khums?

9. Khums: Do Reimbursed Medicines Remaining at Year-End Require Khums?

10. Khums: Are Savings for Buying a House or Life Necessities Subject to Khums?

11. Khums: Khums on Partially Woven Carpet and Capital from a Loan — What’s the Ruling?

12. Khums: Is Khums Due on a Multi-Unit Home Occupied by Family During and After Lifetime?

13. Khums: How to Calculate Khums on Household Items — A Practical Guide

14. Khums: Is Khums Due on Land Bought to Build a Home but Left Unused for a Year?

15. Khums: Does Money Spent on an Unfinished Home Construction Require Khums?

16. Khums: Is Khums Due on a Future-Use Home Extension for Children?

17. Khums: Why Isn’t Land Bought for Future Home Considered Annual Expense for Khums?

18. Khums: Is Delayed Payment for Pre-Khums Year Work Liable for Khums?

19. Khums: Are Unused Discounted Home Appliances Bought Before Marriage Liable for Khums?

20. Khums: Are Charitable Donations Counted as Annual Expenses and Exempt from Khums?

21. Khums: Is Money Saved for a Carpet but Spent After Year-End Liable for Khums?

22. Khums: Khums on Partner Contributions and Capital in a Non-Profiting Private School

23. Khums: Is Khums Due on Backdated Salary Upon Receipt or at Year-End?

24. Khums: Khums Exemption: Does an Item Have to Be Used or Just Needed?

25. Khums: Buying a Car with Mixed Funds — When Is Khums Required?

Mudāwarah, Muṣālaḥah, and Khums Mixed with other Things

1. Khums: Unable to Pay Outstanding Khums — What’s the Ruling in Cases of Hardship?

2. Khums: Request for Khums Exemption on House with Loan — What’s the Ruling?

3. Khums: Paying Khums in Instalments for a House Bought Without Prior Khums — Is It Valid?

4. Khums: How to Pay Khums When the Amount Owed Over Several Years Is Unknown?

5. Khums: Living in a Home with Ḥarām Wealth — What Is My Duty?

6. Khums: Father Refuses to Pay Khums and Zakāt — What Should I Do?

7. Khums: Dealing with Those Who Don’t Pay Khums — What’s the Ruling on Trade and Hospitality?

8. Khums: Can a Masjid Accept Donations from Funds Liable for Khums?

9. Khums: Associating and Eating with Muslims Neglecting Prayer and Khums — What’s the Ruling?

10. Khums: Can I Eat at a Home Where Khums Is Not Paid?

11. Khums: Assessing Khums on a Home Bought with Unknown or Multi-Year Savings — What’s the Ruling?

12. Khums: Can a Cleric Transfer Khums Funds via Bank Using a Different Currency?

13. Khums: Can You Pray on Land Bought with Khums-Unpaid Money?

14. Khums: Using Items Bought Without Khums Paid — Is It Permissible?

15. Khums: Is a Shopkeeper Liable for Khums If a Customer May Not Have Paid It?

16. Khums: Partnerships and Khums: What If One Partner Hasn’t Paid?

17. Khums: What Should I Do If My Business Partners Don’t Observe a Khums Year?

Capital

1. Khums: Can the Management Pay Khums on Behalf of Shareholders in a Cooperative?

2. Khums: How to Calculate Khums in a Ribā-Free Loan Fund with Rotating Capital?

3. Khums: Is a Ribā-Free Loan Fund a Legal Entity, and Is Its Profit Subject to Khums?

4. Khums: Khums Liability for the Last Recipient in a Rotating Savings Fund

5. Khums: Khums on Rental Security Deposit (Rahn) After One Year

6. Khums: Khums on Savings for Development Projects

7. Khums: Khums on Cash Increase After Selling Khums-Paid Sheep

8. Khums: Paying Khums on Khums-Liable Property from Annual Income

9. Khums: Khums on Saved Assets and Pensions for Martyrs’ Children

10. Khums: Khums on Investment and Business Expenditures

11. Khums: Khums on Principal Capital and Profits

12. Khums: Khums and Zakat on Gold Coins

13. Khums: Khums on Gifted Spousal Income Used for Cooperative Shares

14. Khums: Khums on Ribā-Free Bank Loans Held Over a Year

15. Khums: Khums on Leftover Savings or Loans at Year-End

16. Khums: Khums on Savings for Building a Home After Land Purchase

17. Khums: Khums Settlement (Muṣālaḥah) for University Investment Before Marriage

18. Khums: Khums on Hajj Equipment Sale Proceeds vs. Value Increase

19. Khums: Khums on Unsold Inventory and Valuation Changes

20. Khums: Khums Ruling on Rental Floors in a Multi-Storey Home

21. Khums: Khums on Replacing Khums-Paid Wheat with New Harvests

22. Khums: Ruling on Doubt in Annual Khums Calculations

23. Khums: Khums on Profit from Selling a Khums-Paid Item

24. Khums: Paying Khums for Profits with Different Khums-Year Dates

25. Khums: Khums on Loan Received Instead of Rent for Lower Floor

26. Khums: Khums on Non-Refundable Payment for Leasing Endowment Property

27. Khums: Khums on Additional Apartments from Redevelopment Deals

28. Khums: Khums Accounting When Starting Yearly Cycle While in Long-Term Debt

29. Khums: Zakāt and Khums on Yields from Endowed Property or Land

30. Khums: Applicability of Sayyids’ and Imam’s Shares of Khums to Children’s Income

31. Khums: Khums on Professional Tools and Instruments

32. Khums: Khums Ruling on Profits from Silent Partnership Deposits for Hajj Registration

33. Khums: Khums on Salary Received Just Before Year-End but Spent Next Year

34. Khums: Khums on Saved Portions of Student Scholarships

The Method of Calculating Khums

1. Khums: Ruling on Postponing Khums Payment to the Next Year

2. Khums: Offsetting Debts Against Cash/Loans and Khums on Residential Land Purchase

3. Khums: Saving Pre-Marriage Income for Future Needs: Khums Ruling

4. Khums: Khums on End-of-Year Salary and Gifts to Spouse

5. Khums: Can Previously-Khumsed Spending Offset Current Earnings?

6. Khums: Excluding Prize Money from Mixed Capital in Khums Calculation

7. Khums: Khums Duty When Capital Is Lent Out and Debts Are Owed

8. Khums: How to Assess Shop Inventory for Khums at Year-End

9. Khums: Delaying Khums Calculation for Years: What Is the Ruling?

10. Khums: Simplest Method for Shopkeepers to Calculate Annual Khums

11. Khums: Is Calculating Khums from Bank Interest on Start Date Valid?

12. Khums: Selling Personal Items: Is Immediate Khums Due?

13. Khums: Is Saved Money for Essential Purchases Liable to Khums?

14. Khums: Khums on Lent Money Retrieved After Year-End

15. Khums: Khums on Items Bought During the Year and Sold After Year-End

16. Khums: Khums on Income Received Late from Previous Year

17. Khums: Khums on Gold Coins with Fluctuating Value

18. Khums: Paying Khums on Increased Value of Gold-Pegged Capital

Determining the Khums Year

1. Khums: Is Setting a Khums Year Necessary If No Savings Remain?

2. Khums: When Does the Khums Year Start for a Salaried Person?

3. Khums: How to Set the Start Date of Your Khums Year

4. Khums: Khums Year for Unmarried Youth Living with Parents: When and How?

5. Khums: Can Spouses Share a Single Khums Year Date?

6. Khums: Khums Duties for Housewives with Personal Income

7. Khums: Khums Year: Solar or Lunar Calendar?

8. Khums: Purchases Made After Missing Khums Date: What’s the Ruling?

9. Khums: Can You Calculate and Pay Your Own Khums?

The Authority in Charge of Khums

1. Khums: Is It Permissible to Pay Khums to Someone Other Than the Muslim Leader?

2. Khums: Can Sayyids’ Share of Khums Be Used for Their Marriage?

3. Khums: Is Mujtahid’s Permission Needed to Use the Imam’s Share of Khums?

4. Khums: Are Khums Payers Entitled to a Receipt?

5. Khums: Using Returned Imam’s Share of Khums: Is It Permissible?

6. Khums: Gifting Property Bought Without Paying Khums: What’s the Ruling?

Sayyids’ Share and How to Be Considered as a Sayyid

1. Khums: Sayyid Status Through the Mother: What Are the Rules?

2. Khums: Do Descendants of ‘Abbās and ‘Aqīl Count as Sayyids?

3. Khums: Can Family Reputation and Documents Prove Sayyid Status?

4. Khums: Adopted Child Mistakenly Registered as Sayyid — What Should I Do?

Areas in which Khums Is Spent, Obtaining Permissions, Gift, and the Monthly Stipends Paid by Islamic seminaries

1. Khums: Can Utility Payments for Sayyids Be Counted as Khums?

2. Khums: Can One Use a Third of the Imam’s Khums Share to Distribute Islamic Books?

3. Khums: Can a Married Sayyidah Use Khums for Her Non-Sayyid Family?

4. Khums: Can a Seminary Student with Sufficient Income Receive Khums?

5. Khums: Can Sayyids’ Khums Be Given to Neglected Family of a Wealthy Father?

6. Khums: Can You Personally Distribute the Sayyids’ Share of Khums?

7. Khums: Must Khums Be Given to a Representative, or Can You Distribute It Yourself?

8. Khums: Do Religious Dues Like Khums and Zakāt Fall Under Government Authority?

9. Khums: Can an Employed Sayyid Receive Khums?

10. Khums: Can You Give Khums to Support Your Dependent Parents?

11. Khums: Can the Imam’s Share of Khums Be Used to Fund a Mosque?

12. Khums: Can Donated Land Count as Unpaid Khums of a Deceased Parent?

13. Khums: In What Cases Can Khums Be Pardoned?

14. Khums: Is Khums Due on Full Amount or Just the Increase Each Year?

15. Khums: Do Islamic Seminary Students Pay Khums on Income Saved for Marriage?

16. Khums: Mixed Savings: How to Calculate Khums When Combining Paid and Unpaid Funds?

17. Khums: Is Khums Due on an Unused Shroud?

18. Khums: Khums on Proceeds from a House Bought with Mixed Funds

Miscellaneous Issues Related to Khums

1. Khums: Religious Tithes vs. Government Taxes Under Islamic Rule

2. Khums: Can Religious Tithes Be Paid in Stable Foreign Currency?

3. Khums: Khums on Business Profits Funded by Religious Tithes: What’s the Ruling?

4. Khums: Unsure If Khums Was Paid: What Should You Do?

5. Khums: Unable to Pay Outstanding Khums Debt: What’s the Obligation?

6. Khums: Can Overpaid Khums Be Counted Toward Current Obligations?

7. Khums: Is Khums Obligatory on Minors?

8. Khums: Can You Reclaim Khums-Funded Property or Donations to Religious Institutions?

Anfāl

1. Khums: Who Has the Right to Use Riverbed Resources: Municipality or Individuals?

2. Khums: Do Nomads Retain Grazing Rights After Long-Term Seasonal Departure?

3. Khums: Can a Village Sell Abandoned Pasture Grass for Public Needs?

4. Khums: Can Tribes Claim Ownership of Traditional Seasonal Pastures?

5. Khums: When Is Buying and Selling Tribal Pastures Permissible?

6. Khums: Can Authorities Expel Inherited Owners from Endowed Forest Land?

7. Khums: Can Grazers Use Water from Nearby Private Farms Without Permission?