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

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

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

English:

Question #1010:

Is one permitted to give the sayyids’ share of khums to a poor sayyid woman who is married and has children while her husband is not a sayyid but poor? Can she spend this money on the children and her husband?

Answer #1010:

It is permissible for her to take sayyids’ share of khums to meet her needs and to use it for herself, her children, and even her husband if the husband is not able to pay his wife’s sustenance and the wife is considered poor according to Islamic law.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Khums