Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The Fay’, al-Anfal, al-Khums, its rules and the properties subject to al-Khums 24ـ سَهْلٌ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِي٠َذَانِيِّ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) أَقْرَأَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ ٠َهْزِيَارَ كِتَابَ أَبِيكَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َا أَوْجَبَهُ عَلَى أَصْحَابِ الضِّيَاعِ نِصْفُ السُّدُسِ بَعْدَ الْ٠َئُونَةِ وَأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عَلَى ٠َئُونَتِهِ نِصْفُ السُّدُسِ وَلا غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ فَاخْتَلَفَ ٠َنْ قِبَلَنَا فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالُوا يَجِبُ عَلَى الضِّيَاعِ الْخُ٠َئُونَةِ الضَّيْعَةِ وَخَرَاجِهَا لا ٠َئُونَةِ الرَّجُلِ وَعِيَالِهِ فَكَتَبَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َئُونَةِ عِيَالِهِ وَبَعْدَ خَرَاجِ السُّلْطَانِ.

They say that on the produce of the gardens there is al-Khums after the deduction of the expenses, the expenses of the garden not the expenses of the owner and his family. The Imam (a.s.) wrote back in answer, “Al-Khums is due after the deduction of the taxes to government and the expenses of one’s family.” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (6/282)) يخرجه - Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi (Sahih al-Kafi)