Khums: Paying Khums on Khums-Liable Property from Annual Income

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Paying Khums on Khums-Liable Property from Annual Income

English:

Question #944:

A person owns a property (land/house) which liable to khums. Can he pay its khums from his annual income, or must he first pay khums on the profits and then pay the khums from the remainder of the profits after khums is paid?

Answer #944:

If he wants to pay the outstanding khums from the income of this khums year, he is required to pay the khums on the amount he is paying now as khums as well.

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