Khums: Sayyid Status Through the Mother: What Are the Rules?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Sayyid Status Through the Mother: What Are the Rules?

English:

Question #1004:

My mother is a sayyidah. I would be grateful if you would kindly answer the following questions:

Do I qualify as a sayyid?

Do my children, grandchildren, and their offsprings, identify as sayyids?

What is the difference between a sayyid from the father’s side and that from the mother’s side?

Answer #1004:

Although, descendants of The Holy Prophet through their mothers also considered as his descendants, the criterion for being a sayyid — as far as Shar‘ī rulings are concerned — is paternal relationship.

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