Khums: Is Khums Due on Insurance Reimbursements for Medical Expenses?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Is Khums Due on Insurance Reimbursements for Medical Expenses?

English:

Question #856:

An insurance company owes me an amount in lieu of medical expenses, and I will receive it one of these days. Is it subject to khums?

Answer #856:

The amounts paid for treatment and the like from one’s income and then, for example, returned by the insurance company, are not ruled as new income; rather, they return the very money of the person. If it is not spent on living expenses until the end of the khums year, it will be liable to khums. However, if it is returned after the end of the khums year, its khums must be paid immediately.

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