The Rulling of Gems which Are Obtained by Sea Diving
Issue No. 1548- If one obtains gems like corals, pearls, etc., from the sea-bed by diving into the sea, he should pay khums on them provided that their value, after deducting the expenses of bringing them out, is not less than one mithqāl of coined gold (equal to 3.456 g.), whether they are minerals or things that grow out, or whether the gems were brought out in a single dive or after several successive dives within a time span which is commonly reckoned as one time, and whether they are of the same kind or of different kinds.
