Khums should be divided into two parts. One part is for the Sādāts which should be given to a sayyid who is poor, or orphan or who has become penniless during journey. The other portion of...
Read More »Is It Permissible to Give Khums to Poor Sayyids without the Permission of the Mujtahid?
Can I give Sahm-e Sadaat of Khums dues to poor and needy Sayyids as interest-free loan so that the problems of more and more people are solved...
Read More »Article: Zakat and Khums as Two Obligatory Alms in Islam
Economic issues have always been of the main concerns of human beings and have had an important role in their lives. Governments study various effective ways to secure people's basic needs, and religious figures and institutions have always considered one of...
Read More »Khums, the Fund of Independence of Bait Al-Mal+PDF
In this booklet, our purpose is not to discuss about all sources of income of Islamic Bayt Al-Mal and costs and usages, but we only want to talk about...
Read More »Khums Seminar to Be Held in Stanmore
The World Federation's Islamic Education in collaboration with The Council of European Jamaats will be holding a Khums seminar on Saturday 4th May at Hujjat Islamic Centre at Wood Lane, Stanmore, HA7 4LQ England....
Read More »Video: Is Khums Obligated on Me?
“Khums” literally means “one-fifth” (or 20%). In Islamic legal terminology, it means “one-fifth of certain items which a person acquires as wealth, which must be paid as an Islamic tax”. The Qur’an mentions this tax in Surah Anfal verse number 41: “Know that whatever thing you acquire as profit, a fifth of it …
Read More »A Research on Khums and Objections Raised to It+PDF
In this book, the author has tried to answer to the questions regarding Khums which Wahhabis have raised and the objections they have raised...
Read More »Article: Zakat and Khums as Two Obligatory Alms in Islam
Among the most important chapters of Islamic jurisprudence that has its root in the holy Qur’an and Islamic narrations are the ones on Khums and Zakat. The goal of this article is to review various aspects of these two religious financial obligations...
Read More »Khums: A Support for Financial Independence, Part III
In this paper, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi examines the impact of khums on meeting the financial needs of the Muslim...
Read More »Khums: A Support for Financial Independence Part II
In this article, Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi examines the impact of khums on meeting the financial needs of the Muslim...
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