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

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

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

English:

Question #1013:

Do you permit people themselves to give their sayyids’ share of khums to the poor sayyids?

Answer #1013:

It is obligatory for them to acquire permission with regard to giving the sayyids’ share of khums to the deserving people.

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