Khums: Khums on Non-Refundable Payment for Leasing Endowment Property

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Khums on Non-Refundable Payment for Leasing Endowment Property

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Question #962:

I have rented a place for a specified monthly rent from the Endowments Office and the person in charge of it to make a clinic. At the time when I made my request to rent that property, I was asked to make a payment. Would I have to pay any khums on that amount of money, taking into consideration that the money which I have paid is no longer mine and I will not own it again?

Answer #962:

If the payment is considered as transferring sarqoflī and the money was obtained from your income, it is obligatory for you to pay its khums.

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