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

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

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

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Question #912:

The beginning of my khums year coincides with the beginning of the sixth month of the solar year, and the university and school exams are usually held in the second or third month of the year. We receive an overtime payment for conducting the tests six months later. Is the compensation for work performed prior to the start of the khums year and received after the end of the khums year liable to khums? Please explain.

Answer #912:

It is considered as part of the earnings of the year of receipt, not of the year of work and if it is spent for living expenses of the year of receipt, it is not liable to khums.

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