Issue No. 1546- If a person pays the khums of a halal property mixed with haram and later, the owner shows up, the obligatory precaution is to give its equivalent to him. Similarly, if a property whose owner is not known, is given away with the intention of ṣadaqa on behalf of the owner, and the owner of that property is found later and does not give consent, one should give him the equivalent of what he has given away as ṣadaqa.
Issue No. 1547- If a person knows that his property is mixed with other people’s properties, and its quantity is known, and the person concerned knows that its owner is one of some particular persons but cannot identify him, he should divide it equally among all of them.
Issue No. 1549- If jewels or gems are brought out of the sea by several people, it is not necessary that the share of each of them reach the taxable limit as an obligatory precaution, rather, if the total shares reach the taxable limit, khums should be paid on it.
Issue No. 1550- If a person takes out gems from the sea by means of some apparatus without diving or obtains them from the surface of the sea or from the sea-shore, in case its value, after deducting the costs, reaches the taxable limit, the obligatory precaution is to pay khums on it.
Issue No. 1551- Fish and other animals caught from sea are not liable to khums. However, they will be included in the profits of one’s work and trade therefore if, at the end of the year, the seafood or its value exceeds one’s expenses of the year, khums will be due on the excess.
Issue No. 1552- It is not necessary to dive into the sea with the intention of finding gems. Rather, if he dives into the sea with some other intention, but he obtains some gems, he should pay khums on it.
Issue No. 1553- If a person dives into the sea and brings out an animal, which usually contains a gem like a pearl oyster, and finds a gem in its belly, in case the value of the gem, after deducting the expenses, reaches the taxable limit, he should pay khums on it. As an obligatory precaution, he should also pay khums when he obtains it from an animal that has swallowed a gem.
Issue No. 1554- Natural gems brought out of big rivers in which gems are found and oysters are produced inside and hunted will be liable to khums.
Issue No. 1555- Ambergris is a sweet smelling thing obtained from the sea, and if it is obtained by diving into the sea, khums would be due on it. In case it is obtained from the surface of the sea or from the seashore, the obligatory precaution is that khums should be paid on it also.
Issue No. 1556- If people whose profession is diving or extracting minerals, pay khums on what they extract and their incomes exceed their annual expenses at the end of the year, it will not be necessary to pay khums on them again.
Issue No. 1558- If Muslims fight against the unbelievers with the permission of the specific deputy or general deputy of the infallible Imam (as) and acquire war spoils, they should pay khums for it as an obligatory precaution.
Issue No. 1559- Heavy weapons such as tanks, artilleries, etc., which are used in today’s wars and are not of personal use, can be placed at the disposal of the army of Islam exclusively by the Mujtahid who is in charge of the Islamic government.
