Khums
The author of this book is Syed Zeeshan Haider Jawadi, who has written this book in the Urdu language on the topic of Khums (Arabic: الخمس), (One fifth), which is a jurisprudential term meaning to pay one fifth of the annual surplus income, or of mine and treasure, taking into account the required conditions in jurisprudence. Khums is one of Ancillaries of the Faith which is mentioned and discussed in the Qur'an 8:41.and more than 110 hadiths. Khums is an important subject in Islamic jurisprudence, particularly Imami jurisprudence. Calculating and paying khums is among the duties that Shi'as have paid special attention to. Half of the khums is Sadat's Share which belongs to poor sayyids and the remaining half is Imam's Share, the portion of Imam (a). During the age of occultaion, Imam's Share is spent by marja's (religious authorities) in cases they infer as expedient based on the life and practice of Ahl al-Bayt (a).
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The author of this book is Syed Zeeshan Haider Jawadi, who has written this book in the Urdu language on the topic of Khums (Arabic: الخمس), (One fifth), which is a jurisprudential term meaning to pay one fifth of the annual surplus income, or of mine and treasure, taking into account the required conditions in jurisprudence. Khums is one of Ancillaries of the Faith which is mentioned and discussed in the Qur'an 8:41.and more than 110 hadiths. Khums is an important subject in Islamic jurisprudence, particularly Imami jurisprudence. Calculating and paying khums is among the duties that Shi'as have paid special attention to. Half of the khums is Sadat's Share which belongs to poor sayyids and the remaining half is Imam's Share, the portion of Imam (a). During the age of occultaion, Imam's Share is spent by marja's (religious authorities) in cases they infer as expedient based on the life and practice of Ahl al-Bayt (a).
