Does one have to give out one-fifth of a sum of money as charity or as fulfillment of a vow that its owner did not disclose until after making a profit?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
Those involved in a transaction are not required to pay its khums due to a vow made by one of them, as they do not own the entire transaction. As for the one who made the vow, he is only required to pay khums on his share, because he owns it. For a human being cannot vow over something he does not own.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/134246
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 134246
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy