Khums: Khums on Cash Increase After Selling Khums-Paid Sheep

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Khums on Cash Increase After Selling Khums-Paid Sheep

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Question #943:

Several years ago I made an assessment of my possessions and fixed a date for my khums year. At that time, I had 98 heads of khums-paid sheep, together with some cash and a motorcycle. In the course of a few years due to gradual sale, the number of sheep was decreased and accordingly the money was increased. At the moment, the number of sheep is sixty, and I also have some cash. Do I have to pay khums on this money or on the increase?

Answer #943:

If at present the combined value of the sheep and cash is more than the total value of 98 heads of sheep and the money whose khums was previously paid (of course, after taking the inflation rate into account), then the excess is subject to khums.

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