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I receive gifts, mostly eatables such as chocolates, from my aunt who does not pay Khums. Will it have any affect on my inner soul directly or indirectly if I eat them?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

You are not responsible for the Khums of the gifts received by you. You can eat the eatables. If it remains with you for a full year unused fully or partly, you will be responsible to pay the Khums of the remaining after full year if anything remains unused.

Wassalam.
My father has given me some cash as a gift. He has told me that he has already paid Khums on it. Am I liable to pay Khums on it again if one year has passed and I have not used it?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

Your father did his duty by paying khums on what was liable for him. Once he transferred that amount to you, it now becomes your responsibility. In regards to gifts and khums, this depends on taqleed, so you will need to refer to your Marja' taqleed to see if khums is liable on gifts. 

And Allah knows best
What is the ruling on Khums in regards to non-monetary gifts received which one would like to re-gift to others but have not done so before the Khums date?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Khums is only obligatory on money and wealth but in every material we own which is more than our lawful expenses. Non monitory money which are not used for one year from the time of getting it, must be calculated according to current market rate, then khums must be paid out of it. If you keep the gift unused to gift it to others, there is Khums on you as far as you give it others before completing one year from owning it. If one complete year passes and the gift is unused and belongs to you,bayou will then to pay the Khums of its current value of 20% of the material itself.

'Wassalam.
I heard that teachers have rights on us and so I want to give my school teacher a gift in the future. However, I just came to know that my teacher is homosexual, does that change anything or can I still give a gift to her?
Amina Inloes

Yes you can give her a gift. I think it is very nice that you want to give her a gift, and I am sure she will appreciate it.