You can use the MUS Khums Calculator, to help you calculate your Wajib Khums online.

It depends on the kind of debt. An unpaid loan can be deducted from one’s surplus income if the loan is taken to cover expenses for running a business, as long as a) there are no assets or cash available to cover those expenses instead of having to take a …

Yes. There are some long-term savings which are for a specific use in the future, such as savings for a child’s marriage. Khums is liable on such savings as they are not used in that year. However, if it is appropriate for a father to save for a particular cause, …

All expenses as long as they are within means. Deductible expenses include: • Food and drink • Clothing • Residence and accommodation (rent and mortgage payments) • Furniture • Household items and appliances • Marriage costs • Car and transport • Holidays and vacations • Hajj and ziyarah • Charity …

Khums becomes obligatory immediately, however one has up to a year to pay it. Momineen may find it more convenient to set a memorable date in order to easily calculate their Khums on that date.

Khums becomes obligatory (wājib) on five things: 1. profit from earnings; 2. mined products; 3. treasure troves; 4. lawful (ḥalāl) property that has become mixed with unlawful (ḥarām) property; 5. precious stones that are acquired by underwater diving. Profit from earning includes: • Salaries and wages • Earnings from businesses …

Khums is the right of the Imām (as) and of the Sadaat. Therefore, it is paid in accordance with the following ayat of Qurān: Know that whatever benefit you receive, one-fifth is for Allah and the Messenger, his close relatives, orphans, the poor, and the travellers, if you believe in …

Khums is used for the upkeep of the Shia organisations, mosques, educational institutes as well as the needy Sadaat (descendants of the Prophet Muhammad (sawa)).

Khums is an Islamic obligation which literally means 1/5. It is obligatory to pay once a year after deducting one’s expenses, seeking the proximity of Allah (qurbatan ila Allah).