Hawzah News Agency – Why Khums has been extended in Shi’a and consists of any income, while firstly, Khums has been mentioned in holy Quran only for spoils and secondly, we have no historic record in which Prophet (S) or Ali (a.s.) or caliphs had took Khums from any source other than spoils while Shiite scholars and Faqihs insist that Khums means one fifth of surplus of income, and it is not limited to spoils of war but any income that can be made from agriculture or ranching, industry or business, working or any other sources.

Sunni scholars are not believed on Khums other than spoils of war and if we assume that Khums has some extending cases and advancements it is forgiven during the major absence of Imam Zaman (a.s.)!”

Here, some matters should be discussed accurately:

1- What is the “Purpose of the Objectors” from this much of brabble about the issue of Khums?

2- Is Khums exclusive to spoils of war in Qur’an?

3- Is Khums exclusive to spoils of war in cabbalas of Prophet (S)?

4- What do cabbalas of “Ahlul Bayt of Prophet (S)” say to us about this matter?

5- Has Khums been “forgiven” during the absence of Imam Zaman (a.s.)?

6- Had Khums been taken from people at the beginning of Islam according to history?

7- Is allocating Khums for Sadat (pl. of Sayyid) Discrimination? ...

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