The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 1578- If poor sayyids need a capital for business and trade, khums may be given to them to the extent that will meet their needs.

Issue No. 1579- If the share of the sayyid is more than the needs of the sayyids, it should be given to a just Mujtahid so that he may spend it where he deems fit, and if it is less than the needs of the sayyids, one may give them from the portion of the Imam (as). Therefore, it will not create any problem if the portion of sayyids is less or more.

Issue No. 1579- If the share of the sayyid is more than the needs of the sayyids, it should be given to a just Mujtahid so that he may spend it where he deems fit, and if it is less than the needs of the sayyids, one may give them from the portion of the Imam (as). Therefore, it will not create any problem if the portion of sayyids is less or more.

Issue No. 1580- The obligatory precaution is that the portion of sayyids be given from the same property or from the current money not from another commodity. However, if another commodity is sold to a needy sayyid, the price of the commodity which he owes can be counted as khums.

Issue No. 1581- If aneedy sayyid owes money to a person, the creditor may count his debt from khums due on him. However, in regards to the share of Imam (as) he should have the permission of the Mujtahid.

Issue No. 1582- It is not necessary for a person to tell a sayyid that the amount he is giving is from khums dues. In fact, he can give it to him as a gift, but should make the intention of khums. The same goes for giving the share of the Imam (as) to the deserving people with the permission of the Mujtahid.

Issue No. 1583- A deserving sayyid cannot take khums and give it back to the khums payer, except for the quantity that befits his status in the sense that if he himself had a property he would possibly give it to that person.

Issue No. 1584- If a person enters a deal with the Mujtahid or his representative about khums and it is agreed that he pays the due khums in the following year, he cannot deduct khums from the incomes of that year. For example, if he owes £200.00 as khums, and in the following year, he has £2000.00 more than the expenses of his year, he should pay khums of the £2000.00 together with £200.00.

Issue No. 1585- The reason why a portion of khums is given to sayyids is because they cannot receive zakāt. Therefore, it is not considered to be discrimination, and the reasons why the sayyids cannot receive zakāt have been stated in their respective places.

Issue No. 1588- If the owner of cows, sheep, camels, gold and silver becomes mature during the year, he is not liable to pay zakāt.

Issue No. 1591- There is no zakāt on a property that has been usurped and one is not able to make use of it. Similarly, if a crop has been usurped and when it becomes liable to zakāt, it is still in the hand of the usurper, zakāt is due from the owner, if later it is returned to its owner.

Issue No. 1592- If a person borrows gold, silver, or some other thing on which it is obligatory to pay zakāt, and it remains with him for a year, he should pay zakāt on it, and it is not obligatory on the lender to pay anything.