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Khums, the Fund of Independence of Bayt Al-Mal
Purpose of
the Objectors
Some people
try hard for proving two issues:
one of them is the issue of un
necessity of Taqlid (following
in religious rulings) and the
other is the issue of un
necessity of Khums, and we can
see clearly that matter has gone
far from scientific discussions
and has formed into brawling and
demagoguism and we know that
whenever a discussion goes far
from the scientific form and
enters into this kinds of paths,
surly there are some news behind
the curtains and other purposes
has made that.
Evidences
show that this group has began
to fight with these two issues
with a calculated plan, because
they see that until spiritual
leadership of society is
performed by great Islamic
scholars and Shiite Maraje’ (pl.
of Marja’, person whom others
follow him in rulings) and they
have financial independence
added to their deep influence in
society, they are not capable of
executing their evil plans for
destroying the Islamic beliefs
of people and nations, and at
this moment they have chosen two
sensitive points:
First point
is the issue of Taqlid which
according to that each Muslim
should be either Mujahid
(Islamic scholar who is engaged
in several Islamic fields of
knowledge) or refer to a
Mujtahid in matters about
Islamic rulings and follow his
orders.
They assumed
that if they cut this scientific
and spiritual relationship
between people and religious
leaders by poisoning in the
issue of Taqlid, they can easily
destroy the thoughts of people
and until this relationship is
connected penetration of them is
very hard.
Therefore,
they invite people to disconnect
this connection explicitly in
some booklets, while we know
that the issue of referring to
knowledgeable persons is from
self evident matters in all
aspects of life and any person
refers to knowledgeable persons
in daily life in medical,
architectural, pharmaceutical
and other matters and also
according to this fact if a
person cannot understand Islamic
matters from Qur"an and
tradition by himself/herself,
refers to a scholar.
But they
have arisen against this self
evident matter for providing
their own profits and invite
people to disconnect any
scientific relation with their
spiritual leaders.
Another
matter that they have chosen is
the issue of Khums and how
calculated and planned they have
chosen that.
Because we
know that the share of Imam
which is half of Khums is the
financial fund of Shiite
seminaries and propagation plans
and cultural activities and
briefly any religious of
scientific activity which needs
money; If oppositions of Shi’aa
can prevent people from paying
Khums and share of Imam by their
poisoning, then they can reach
one of their goals which is
weakening our seminaries or
changing their path.
In more
clear way, existence of this
Islamic order and act of some
Muslims to that caused the
complete independence of
spiritual seminaries and
scientific and propagating
programs, because we know that
the first condition of
independence of an organization
is its financial independence
and this matter executed well in
the world of Shi’aa by this
Islamic order while the society
of Sunni scholar has missed its
independence because of
ignorance of this order.
Especially,
on one great Sunni scholars from
Syria who had visited Qom
seminary and also other
different religious institutions
in other cities, had been amazed
that how the costs of these
programs are provided, and when
he noticed to the issue of Khums
and share of Imam in programs of
Shi"aa, he impressed so much
that in return to his country
one of his advices to his
friends was to pay the Khums.
It is
wonderful that others wish to
execute these programs and
achieve this great privilege
which is complete independence
in religious programs by them,
but obstinate despiteful persons
insist on taking this privilege
from us.
But, they
should know that lots of people
have informed about this
conspiracy and have known about
their evil purposes, and
accordingly it seems so unlikely
that they can achieve their
goals, and their fiasco can be
predicted by now, and their plan
is like a drawing on the water!
The issue of
Khums has only been mentioned
once in holy Qur"an (and also it
is not only Khums which has been
mentioned in one verse, but
there are lots of rulings of
Qur"an which have been mentioned
only once in Qur"an and there is
no doubt that, this one time
expression is enough). And that
is verse 41 of Sura Anfal:
وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا غَنِمْتُمْ
مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَأَنَّ لِلَّهِ
خُمُسَهُ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِي
الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ
وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَابْنِ
السَّبِيلِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ
آمَنْتُمْ بِاللَّهِ وَمَا
أَنْزَلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَا
يَوْمَ الْفُرْقَانِ يَوْمَ
الْتَقَى الْجَمْعَانِ ۗ
وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
قَدِيرٌ
And
know that out of all the booty
that ye may acquire (in war), a
fifth share is assigned to
Allah,- and to the Messenger,
and to near relatives, orphans,
the needy, and the wayfarer,- if
ye do believe in Allah and in
the revelation We sent down to
Our servant on the Day of
Testing,- the Day of the meeting
of the two forces. For Allah
hath power over all things.
(8:41)
Important
matter which should be noticed
in this verse and in fact all
the issue concentrates on it is
that does the advantage which
has been mentioned in this verse
only consist of spoils of war or
expands to any kind of income.
In the first
form, this verse only expresses
the spoils of war and for Khums
of other things we should use
tradition, news and correct and
reliable cabbalas and there is
no problem in that Qur"an points
to a part of ruling in
proportion and other parts
express in tradition.
For example,
quintet daily prayer has been
mentioned explicitly in holy
Qur’an, and also it has been
pointed to the prayer of Tawaf
(circumambulate the Ka’ba) which
is one of obligatory prayers,
but nothing has been mentioned
about Ayaat (signs) prayer which
is agreed by all Muslim, Shiites
and Sonnies, and Ghazaa prayer
and like them; and we cannot
find anyone who says because
Ayaat prayer has not been
mentioned in Qur’an and it is
only available in tradition of
Prophet (S) should not be
performed, or because it has
been pointed to some Ghusls
(full ablution) in Qur"an and
nothing has been said about some
other Ghusls, therefore we
should abstain from them. This
is a logic which no Muslim
accepts.
Therefore,
there is no problem that Qur"an
has expressed only a part of
cases of Khums and has leaved
the others to tradition, and
there are lots of issues like
this in Islamic Fiqh and those
who know even a little about
issue of Fiqh have understood
this matter completely; but we
should find that what the
meaning of advantage (غنیمت)
literally and in commonsense is.
Indeed, is
it exclusive to spoils of war or
it consists of any kind of
income?
The
definition which derives from
dictionaries is that in the
literal root of this word there
is nothing about war or the
things which is gained from
enemy, but it consists of any
kind of income. We refer to some
parts of famous dictionaries as
evidence which are all accepted
by Arab scientist and
litterateurs:
We read in
the book “Lisan Al-Arab” (Tongue
of Arab), vol. 12:
و الغنم: الفوز بالشّىء من غیر
مشقّة و... الغنم،الغنیمة و
المغنم، الفىء... و فى الحدیث
الرّهن لمن رهنه له غنمه و علیه
غرمه، غنمه زیادته و نمائه و فاضل
قیمته... و غنم الشّىء غنما: فاز
به
“غنم” means
gaining a thing without any
hardship and “غنم”, “غنیمت”
(advantage) and “مغنم” are all
in the meaning of “فیء” (and
also “فیء” has been meant
literally as the things which
reach a person without labor …)
and it has been said in Hadith
that pawn is for the person who
has taken that pawn and its
advantage (غنیمت) and benefit is
for him, and also its
compensation and loss is for
him, and “غنم” means the excess,
growth and surplus of the price
… he take that as an advantage
(غنیمت) means that he gained
that …
And we read
in the book “Taj Al-Arous” (the
bride’s brown), vol. 9:
والغنم الفوز بالشیء بلا مشقّة!
Advantage
(غنیمت) is the thing that person
gains without hardship!
And also in
the book “Al-Qamoos” it has been
mentioned with the same meaning.
And in the
book “Mufradat” by Ragheb
“غنیمت” has been said to be
derived from the root “غنم” in
the meaning of “sheep” and then
it says:
ثم استعمل فى کل مظفور به من جهة
العدى و غیرهم
Then it has
been used in all things which
person gains from enemy or
non-enemy.
Even persons
who consider one of the
definitions of “غنیمت” as spoils
of war do not deny that its main
meaning is more expanded which
implies to all things that a
person can gain without
hardship.
In common
use advantage “غنیمت” is used
against Fine “غرامت” and as the
meaning of fine is an expanded
meaning and consists of any kind
of fine, also advantage “غنیمت”
has an expanded meaning and
implies to any kind of notable
income.
This word
has been used in many cases in
“Nahjul Balagha”:
اِغْتَنَمِ الْمَهَلْ
Take
advantage from opportunities.
And we read
in sermon 120:
مَنْ اَخَذَ بِها لَحِقَ وَ
غَنِمَ
Person who
acts as the religion of Allah
finds happiness and takes
advantages.
And he says
in letter 53 to Malik Ashtar:
وَ لا تَکُونَنَّ عَلَیْهِمْ
سَبُعاً ضارِیاً تَغْتَنِمُ
اَکْلَهُمْ
Do not be
like a cruel animal against
people of Egypt in the way that
consider eating them as an
advantage غنیمت” and a kind of
income for yourself!
And he says
in letter 45 to Osman ibn Hanif:
فَوَ الله ما کَنَزْتُ مِنْ
دُنْیاکُم تِبْرأَ وَلا
اَدَّخَرْتُ مِنْ غَنائِمِها
وَفْراً
I swear to
Allah that I did reserve no gold
from your world, and I did no
saving from its advantages or
incomes!
And it is in
quotes, in sentence 331:
اِنَّ الله سُبْحانَهُ جَعَلَ
الطّاعَةَ غَنِیمَةَ الاْکْیاسِ
Indeed pure
Allah has made obedience as
advantage and benefit of tactful
people.
And we read
in letter 31:
وَ اغْتَنِمْ مَنِ اسْتَقْرَضَکَ
فى حَالِ غِناکَ
If a person
asks you for a loan when you are
rich, consider this as an
advantage "غنیمت "
And there
are lots of expressions like
these. |
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