Khums: Purchases Made After Missing Khums Date: What’s the Ruling?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Purchases Made After Missing Khums Date: What’s the Ruling?

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Question #996:

A person says that his khums year starts from the 11th month of the year. He forgot about that date and in the 12th month he purchased a rug, a clock, etc. before calculating the khums. Now he wants to change his khums year’s date to Ramadan. It must be pointed out that this person has presently a khums debt of 83,000 tumans relating to the last two years which he is presently paying in installments. What would your ruling be with regards the two (Imam’s and sayyids’) shares of khums which would apply to the rug, clock, etc.?

Answer #996:

It is permissible to bring forward the specified khums year’s date if one calculates and pays the khums on his earnings till that date. Then this date will be his new date of khums year. However, it is impermissible to delay paying this year’s khums to the next year. In fact, if one does not pay his khums at the end of the khums year and, after the passage of this khums year, spends it on his living requirements, he owes the khums and should pay it considering the devaluation rate. However, if he does not know the devaluation rate, he should make muṣālaḥah with the hākim of shar`.

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