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The Spending of Khums
ISSUE 384: The khums is to be divided into two portions ـ half of which is called sahm Imam az ـ Zaman ('a) and must be given to the Mujtahid who is Jam' al ـ Sharait or his representative ـ and the other half which must be given to poor sayyids or sayyids who are orphaned or a sayyid who has been stranded on a trip.
(Zakat)
One of the other important economical responsibilities of the Muslims, is the paying of zakat.As for the importance of zakat, it is enough for us to mention that in the Glorious Qur'an, after the mentioning of Salat, zakat is mentioned and it is counted as one of the signs of faith and righteous actions.In countless hadith from the Masumin ('a), it has been narrated that: "Someone who does not pay the zakat, is out from the religion."Zakat, just like khums, has its own specific instances.One part of the zakat is a tax or custom on the body and life, such that once a year, for those people who have the ability to pay this tax (from the view point of property), it becomes wajib on them on the day of 'Eid al ـ Fitr. The rules related to this type of zakat were explained at the end in the section of fasting.The other division of zakat is the zakat on wealth, but it is not that this is necessary or included on all the property of a person, rather zakat is only wajib on nine things.ISSUE 385: The things that zakat is wajib to be paid on are the following:Wheat, barley, dates, raisins, camels, cows, goats, gold and silver, and properties of the traders (business goods), with the conditions that have been explained in the Taudhihul Masa'il.ISSUE 386: Zakat becomes wajib in the event that the object that zakat must be paid on, reaches a certain quantity. These amounts have been given in the following table:
