We read in another Hadith in the book “Al-Aghd Al-Fareed”...

We read in another Hadith in the book “Al-Aghd Al-Fareed” that Prophet (S) wrote a letter to Wael ibn Hajr Hadhrami: “From Muhammad Prophet of Allah to chieftains of Abahela …” to the point that said: “and there is Khums in Soyoob”.[^7] We read in footnote of the book “Al-Aghd Al-Fareed” after quoting the Hadith above that “Soyoob” is plural form of “Sayb” that means assets which had been remained as treasures from the time of ignorance or mines, because they consider as divine gifts.

But we read in “Qamoos” which is one of famous Arabic dictionaries that: Mainly “Sayb” means any kind of gift and benefaction and “Soyoob” is in the meaning of “Rekaz” (treasures and mines).

If we consider “Sayb” in the meaning of any kind of gift and benefaction and the purpose is divine gift and benefaction, it consists of all incomes and according to that Khums should be paid in all of them; and if we consider it as the exclusive meaning of mines and treasures, it also proves that Khums is obligatory in other than spoils of war and it is not exclusive to spoils of war. [^1]: Sunan of Beihaghi, vol. 4, page 152. [^2]: Sunan of Beihaghi, vol. 4, page 155.

[^3]: Sunan of Beihaghi, vol. 4, page 155. [^4]: “Al-Mughani” by Ibn Qudama, vol. 2, page 580, printed in Beirut [^5]: Makateeb Al-Rasool, vol. 2, page 365, it has been quoted from other evidences. [^6]: Usd Al-Ghaba, vol. 3, page 38. [^7]: Al-Aghd Al-Fareed, vol. 2, page 48, printed by Ismaelian. Previous…