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And similarly if they profit from that property in some other manner e.g. if they lease it out they should pay Khums of the amount which exceeds their annual expenses 1768. If the property received by an indigent person on account of Khums, Zakat, or recommended alms exceeds his expenses for one year or if he earns profit from the property given to him e.g. if he gets fruit from a tree which has been given to him by way of Khums and it exceeds his expenses for a year he should pay its Khums.

1769.If a person purchases some commodity with the money on which khums has not been paid i.e. if he says to the seller: "I am purchasing this commodity with this money" the transaction is apparently in order in respect of the entire property and Khums becomes associated with the commodity which he has purchased with that money and permission and acknowledgement of the religious divine are not necessary. 1770.

If a person purchases a commodity and after making the agreement pays its price with the money, on which Khums has not been paid by him the transaction made by him is in order and he is indebted for the Khums of the money, which he has given to the seller of the commodity, to those, who are entitled to receive Khums. 1771. If a person purchases something on which Khums has not been paid, the Khums is the responsibility of the seller and the buyer is not required to pay anything in this behalf.

1772.If a person makes a gift of something to another on which Khums has not been paid, 1/5th (i.e. Khums) of it is the responsibility of the donor, and one who gets the gift is not required to pay anything. 1773. If a person gets some property from an unbeliever or a person, who does not believe in paying Khums, it is not obligatory for him (i.e. the person who gets the property) to pay Khums. 1774.

It is necessary for the merchants, the tradesmen, the artisans and other such persons that when a year passes since the time they have been earning profit they should pay Khums " whatever is in excess of their expenses for one year. And if a person, who is not a tradesman by profession, earns some profit by chance, he should pay Khums after a year has passed since he earned the said profit, on the quantity which is in excess of his expenditure for one year. 1775.

A person can pay Khums as and when be earns profit during a year and it is also permissible to postpone payment of Khums till the end of the year.

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