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

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

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

English:

Question #1008:

Some people take the responsibility to pay for the electricity and water bills of some sayyids. Is it possible to include them in one’s annual khums account?

Answer #1008:

It should be paid after securing permission from our office or our wakīl. As to previous payments, you may contact them.

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