If the money remains until your Khums date unused, then Khums must be paid. For further clarification please call 3135624626.

[According to the opinion of Sayyid al-Sistani]

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Camels must be at least five years old; cows and goats must be at least two years old, and sheep must be at least seven months old.

[According to the opinion of Sayyid al-Sistani]

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It is not permissible unless the person is transferring it to give to a deserving relative who lives in another country.

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Khums is immediately due on the percentage that is contributed from the employee’s salary. On the other hand, the amount contributed by the employer and the investment profits are not subject to khums until received by the employee and they have exceeded the expenses for the year of receipt.

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Zakat al-Fitrah is spent exclusively on the poor believers based on obligatory precaution and is not permissible to be spent on other charitable causes. It can be transferred to poor believers in other regions; however, it is better to give it to the jurist (marja).

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Both are then invested and the entire savings are given to the employee upon retirement.

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Khums is due on possessions that exceed what is commonly understood to be suitable for the status of the person based on their standard of living. Therefore, if any items become liable for khums based on this criteria, then she must refrain from using them until the khums for them are paid. Additionally, it is not permissible to postpone payment [of khums] without the permission of the jurist or his authorized representative because it is considered an unlawful usurpation.

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It is permissible to give Zakat al-Fitrah to the deserving poor any time during the month of Ramadan or to the jurist, or to their representatives with the intention that they will distribute it accordingly but, based on obligatory precaution, it is NOT permissible to transfer Zakat al-Fitrah to another town if there is a deserving poor in the town in which one lives.

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Based on obligatory precaution, the person is not absolved of paying Zakat al-Fitrah even if they failed to do so [for many years]. They must still fulfill this duty with the intention of seeking general nearness (qurbah mutlaqah) to God and not with an intention of it being in its required time (ada) nor that it is lapsed (qada).

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1. Gold that was part of a dowry is exempt from khums.

2. Gold that was purchased with money from which khums has already been paid is exempt from khums.

3. Gold that suits the woman’s shan or standard of living as determined in Islam, which was received as a gift or purchased with money from which khums has not been paid but was worn for some time during the year (even if it was left unused in the second year) is exempt from khums.

4. Gold that suits the woman’s shan or standard of living as determined in Islam, which was received as a gift or purchased with money from which khums has not been paid, and was worn periodically during the year in which it was received, but was then unused for the remainder of the first year, then khums must be paid on it based on obligatory precaution.

5. Gold that suits the woman’s shan or standard of living as determined in Islam, which was received as a gift or purchased with money from which khums has not been paid, and was not worn at all, then khums must be paid on it.

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