Khums: Is Khums Obligatory on Retirement Pension Payments?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Is Khums Obligatory on Retirement Pension Payments?

English:

Question #868:

Are those who receive retirement pensions required to pay khums on their monthly salaries received throughout the year?

Answer #868:

If it remains unspent on life expences at the end of the khums year, it is subject to khums at the end of the khums year.

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