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

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

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

English:

Question #934:

A shopkeeper does not know whether or not the customer with whom he has dealings has paid khums on his money. Is he required to pay khums on that money?

Answer #934:

He is not liable to anything, nor is he required to investigate the matter.

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