Khums: Living in a Home with Ḥarām Wealth — What Is My Duty?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Living in a Home with Ḥarām Wealth — What Is My Duty?

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Question #924:

I am a young person living with my family. My father does not pay his required khums and zakāt, and he has even built a house with ribā. The unlawfulness of the food that I eat at home is obvious. Considering that I cannot leave my family, please explain my obligation in this matter.

Answer #924:

Assuming that you are certain that your father’s assets are mixed with ribā, or you know that he has not paid his obligatory khums or zakāt, this is not a sufficient reason for you to be certain of the unlawfulness of the very things he spends and what you use of his assets. As long as you are not certain of their unlawfulness, you are not forbidden from using them. Of course, if you are certain of the unlawfulness of what you are using from his assets, you are not allowed to use them unless separation from your family and leaving them would cause extreme hardship for you, in which case you are allowed to use the assets that are mixed with ḥarām ones. However, you will be liable for others’ property you consume or use.

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