Khums: Sold Car to Pay House Debt Before Khums Year — Is Khums Applicable?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Khums: Sold Car to Pay House Debt Before Khums Year — Is Khums Applicable?

English:

Question #884:

I owned a very modest house, but for some reason I decided to buy another house. Due to debts I was forced to sell the car which I was using and borrow some money from the provincial bank and ribā-free loan institution in our city to pay for the house. As the sale of the car occurred before the beginning of my khums year, and I spent the money obtained from its sale to pay off a part of my debts, does khums apply to the money obtained from the sale of the car?

Answer #884:

If you bought the car using the income you earned during the same khums year but sold it after the end of the khums year, you are not to pay khums on the proceeds.

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