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What is the ruling on giving Khums in Islamic Sharia?

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The khums (one-fifth) is to be given from the rikāz, which is what a person finds of buried treasures from the pre-Islamic era (Jahiliyyah), based on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "And in rikāz is the khums."

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