Khums: Is Khums Due on a Future-Use Home Extension for Children?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Is Khums Due on a Future-Use Home Extension for Children?

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Question #910:

Someone adds an additional floor to his house for the future accommodation of his children. He occupies the first floor and he would not need the second floor until some years later. Is he liable to khums on the amount spent in constructing the second floor?

Answer #910:

If building the second floor for the future accommodation of one’s children is considered a part of one’s current expenses in accordance with his social status as per the common view, the money spent is not liable to khums. Otherwise, paying its khums is obligatory.

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