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Question 51 · khums

Khums on Savings, Gifts, Mahr, and Monthly Salary

I would like to ask about khums. I have saved some money: some was a gift, some came from my mahr, some from my salary; a full year has passed over some of it but not over the rest. Is khums due on it? And must I pay khums from each monthly salary?

Question 52 · khums

Paying Khums in Monthly Installments

A person became liable for khums and calculated it, but because of weak financial circumstances cannot pay the full amount at once. May he pay a portion each month until the entire khums amount is paid before the next khums year begins?

Question 53 · khums

Beginning Khums After Years Without Paying

A woman has never paid khums before and wants to begin doing so this year. How can she clear her liability for the previous years and free herself from what may have become due upon her?

Question 54 · khums

Paying Khums Early on an Unused Purchase

May I pay khums immediately on an item I buy when I think a full year may pass without my using it, or as a precaution against forgetting to pay its khums later?

Question 55 · khums

Khums on Land and a House Bought with Uncertain Funds

A woman living abroad bought a piece of land in Iraq and built a house on it. She used to pay khums on her money every year, but she is not sure whether the money used to buy the land and build the house had already had khums paid on it. What is her legal duty regarding khums on the land and house? If khums is due, is it calculated on the land's current value or its value when purchased?

Question 38 · khums

Khums and Property of Uncertain Ownership from Kuwait in 1990

I lived in Kuwait before the events of 1990. When the Iraqi army entered Kuwait, most people left their homes and traveled to neighboring countries, and many houses were looted by people who remained or by Iraqi soldiers. In the area where I lived there was a house whose owners had traveled. One of their relatives who remained in Kuwait regularly checked the house and its belongings. That person met one of my relatives, who was a soldier in the Iraqi army, and agreed to sell him the contents of the house. My relative bought the belongings intending to take them to Iraq and paid the agreed price. I do not know whether the sale was authorized by the owners. My relative later gave me some of those belongings. I still use some of them, while others have been damaged. I now want to pay khums but do not know how. Should these belongings be considered unlawful, making my household furniture a case of lawful property mixed with unlawful property, or are they considered lawful? How would khums be paid if the items can or cannot be individually identified?

Question 39 · khums

Outstanding Installments Owed to a Missing Seller and Khums

There was an Arab traveling salesman living in Kuwait who sold household furnishings on installments. We bought furniture from him and paid some installments. After the Iraqi army entered Kuwait, the seller no longer came to collect the remaining installments, and after we moved to Iraq we could not find him. I estimated the outstanding amount and gave it as charity with the intention of restoring wrongfully owed rights. Is this sufficient to make the property lawful, and must I pay khums on it if it is used furniture?

Question 40 · khums

Furniture Bought During the Iraqi Entry into Kuwait

During the Iraqi army's entry into Kuwait, I bought furniture offered in the market or by individuals, and I still use it in my home. Is it lawful or unlawful? Must I pay khums on it if I know it was stolen, or if I do not know?

Question 41 · khums

Restitution and Khums for a Stolen Air Conditioner

I have an air conditioner that I stole from a house whose owners had left and traveled away. I have been unable to reach the owner to clear my liability. I estimated its value and paid that amount as restitution for wrongs. Is this sufficient to clear my liability, and must I pay khums on it even though it is used?

Question 34 · khums

If a Person Possesses Five Million, Pays One Million as Khums, and Is Left with Four

If a person possesses five million, pays one million as khums, and is left with four million on which khums has already been paid, then during the year the specific funds making up that remaining four million change—he spends from it and adds to it—and at the end of his khums year he again has four million, must he pay khums on it? In other words, is the remaining khums-paid amount considered according to the very same property itself or according to its value?

Question 38 · khums

In Our Country It Is Customary for People to Buy Furniture, Toys, and Clothing for

In our country it is customary for people to buy furniture, toys, and clothing for their child before the child is born and also before the child reaches maturity. These things are specifically for the child, who has not yet been born or has not yet reached maturity to use them. Is khums due on these items?

Question 41 · khums

It Is Stated in the Laws of Islam, Regarding the Qualifications of One Entitled to

It is stated in The Laws of Islam, regarding the qualifications of one entitled to receive Zakat al-Fitra: “The first qualification is faith. It is not given to a disbeliever, nor to one who follows other than the truth, except as mentioned when they are being won over for jihad. If there are no believers, Zakat al-Fitra specifically may be given to a mustad‘af. Zakat is given to the children of believers but not to the children of others. If an opponent gave his zakat to people of his own sect and then became rightly guided, he repeats it.” What is meant here by “he repeats it”? Must he recover the zakat he paid to the opponents, or must he pay it again to those believers entitled to receive it? And does this apply only if the time remains, or absolutely?

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