Khums: Khums Ruling on Rental Floors in a Multi-Storey Home

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Khums Ruling on Rental Floors in a Multi-Storey Home

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Question #956:

Three brothers purchased a house consisting of three floors. They live in one of the floors while the other two floors are rented. Are the two rented floors subject to khums or not? Are these floors considered as part of their annual expenditure?

Answer #956:

If they purchased the house from their yearly income for the purpose of living but now they rent the two floors out of need to provide their living expenditures, the two floors are not subject to khums. But if they bought the additional two floors for renting to use their proceeds for living purpose, the two floors are ruled as capital and are subject to khums.

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