Khums: Selling Personal Necessities for Upgrades — Is Khums Due on the Sale?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Selling Personal Necessities for Upgrades — Is Khums Due on the Sale?

English:

Question #885:

When a house, car, or other necessities that a person or his family needs and were purchased from the annual income are sold on account of a necessity or to replace them with items of superior quality, what is the ruling in regard to khums?

Answer #885:

The proceeds from the sale of ma’ūnah are not subject to khums.

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