Khums: Ruling on Postponing Khums Payment to the Next Year

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Ruling on Postponing Khums Payment to the Next Year

English:

Question #971:

What is the ruling regarding postponement of paying khums from one year to the next?

Answer #971:

To delay the payment of khums to the next year is impermissible, although paying it at any time will free one’s debt.

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